They do not reproduce asexually or sexually. Viruses need a host like a cell in order to reproduce. In the dormant state, they are virions, and considered to be nonliving. However, in their active state, as viruses, they are considered to be living organisms.
a host cell
to divide themselves
The type of cells that viruses live in are host cells. Viruses need host cells in order to reproduce or multiply.
No. Viruses must invade a host cell and hijack its resources to replicate itself.
Yes, viruses require a host in order to reproduce. They cannot replicate on their own and rely on infecting a host cell to reproduce and spread.
viruses are dormant when they are not inside a living cell. that means they don't have living characteristics when outside a living cell. they only reproduce when they are inside a living cell.
a host Cell
Yes, viruses need to enter a host cell in order to reproduce. They do this by binding to receptors on the cell surface and then tricking the cell into letting them inside. Once inside, the virus hijacks the cell's machinery to make copies of itself.
A Virus must invade a host cell in order to reproduce. What people commonly mix up with them is bacteria which has no need to
They do not reproduce asexually or sexually. Viruses need a host like a cell in order to reproduce. In the dormant state, they are virions, and considered to be nonliving. However, in their active state, as viruses, they are considered to be living organisms.
a host cell
to divide themselves
Both have genetic materials.Both can reproduce.
Because viruses need a live host in order to reproduce. Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites. Therefore, they cannot reproduce outside their host cell, and therefore die out. They are diffcult to culture because you need something living in order to culture them in, and see the progress.
Cells, they reproduce by invading a cell and using its functions to make more viruses, eventually killing a cell. That's why viruses are bad, and that where they "hide".
Viruses must be inside cells in order to replicate. They don't really reproduce in the biological sense. Their DNA or RNA takes over a living cell and causes it to make and assemble virus parts. Eventually the cell will burst, releasing the newly replicated viruses.