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Well, honey, scientists don't believe viruses are living organisms because they lack the ability to carry out essential life processes on their own. They can't reproduce without hijacking a host cell, so they're more like freeloaders than independent living beings. It's like calling a computer virus a living thing just because it can mess up your day.
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Is a virus an example of matter?
Yes. Viruses are made of the same substances that living organisms are.
What is larger a fungi or virus?
Fungi are larger than viruses. Fungi are complex multicellular organisms, while viruses are much smaller and can only replicate inside the cells of living organisms.
Is influenza virus prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
Influenza virus is neither prokaryotic nor eukaryotic. It is classified as a type of virus, which is considered non-living and contains genetic material (RNA or DNA) surrounded by a protein coat. Viruses are distinct from cellular organisms and do not fit into the categories of prokaryotic or eukaryotic.
Is a virus made up of a cell or cells?
No, a virus is not made up of cells. It is a small infectious agent that can only replicate inside the cells of living organisms.
Why could a virus not infect another virus?
Viruses only infect living organisms and since they are not alive, they can not infect other viruses. The question is interesting though.
Why is virus a living organisms?
No. It is nonliving.
Fungi virus bacteria and fleas which of these are both living and non-living organisms?
Fungi
Which of these are not a living organism earthworm ecoli virus sea cucumber?
Of all these things, the virus is the only non-living thing. Viruses are not living organisms. E.coli is a bacteria and living.
Why is virus not a kingdom?
Virus' are not living - they cannot exist outside a living organism, and therefore cannot be classified in the same way as other organisms
Are Bacteria and viruses pokaryotes or eukaryotes?
Bacteria are prokaryotes. Viruses are not living organisms, virus is a virus, that is all.
What kingdom has organisms that are only alive when living inside a cell?
Virus
Why do people call viruses micro organisms?
There is debate over whether a virus is a living organism or not. Like organisms it evolves, reproduces but a virus does not have its own metabolism.
Why don't scientist classify virus as living things?
Scientists do not classify viruses as living things because they lack key characteristics of living organisms, such as the ability to reproduce and carry out metabolic processes on their own. Viruses are considered biological entities that require a host cell to replicate.
Is a virus an example of matter?
Yes. Viruses are made of the same substances that living organisms are.
What is living thing virus?
Virus can not be termed as a living thing or organism. Viruses can not replicate themselves, they are dependent on its host. The only similarity is it contain genetic material such as DNA or RNA like living things which codes for its proteins.
Is virus a plant or an animal?
Virus is neither a plant nor an animal it is actually in between living and non-living organisms. but it is been classified under botany.
How might a disease-causing virus be similar to a computer virus?
the computer virus is normally created by the humans they are sometimes caused by the unsafe usage of the computer and these viruses are non living organisms but the disease causing virus is a living organsim which is created by the uncleaned areas
