Why viruses don't have mitochondria?

Answer 1

No, viruses are approximately 100-1000 times smaller than a mitrochondrion (which is roughly the size of a bacterium). Viruses are dependent upon the host cell for any necessary energy requirements.

Answer 2

No viruses don't have mitochondria

Mitochondria are double membrane bounded structure found only in eukaryotes.

As viruses are acellular (those substances whose bodies are not made up of cells) mitochondria are not present in them.

Answer 3

No. Virus is not alive, so it does not need to make ATP in order to move around. The only way they move is by going with the flow (i.e. blood vessels, lymph vessels, air current).

Also, the virus is way too small to even contain a mitochondria. Mitochondria is about as big as some bacteria, while a virus is hundreds of times smaller than a bacteria.

Answer 4

From a biological standpoint, viruses are not considered living organisms. This is because they are obligate parasites. They depend completely on the host in order to survive and replicate. This is the reason why they do not need an energy generating organelle like the mitochondria. Viruses work by hijacking the protein machinery of the host cell. They derive their energy from the host.

Answer 5

Viruses lack cellular organelles, including mitochondria, because they are not considered living organisms in the traditional sense. Instead, viruses are simple genetic material enclosed in a protein coat and rely on host cells to reproduce and carry out metabolic processes, such as energy production through mitochondria.

Answer 6

Virus do not have cells.They have no organells.

Answer 7

Virus do not have mitochondria.They do not have any organell.