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The shape of the proteins allows the virus's coat to attach to only certain cells in the host?
true
What is the part of the cell that viruses invade?
Viruses can infect animals, plants and bacteria, and the attachments vary. In animal viruses: Animal cells have a cell membrane. Viruses attach to certain proteins in that membrane. In plant viruses: Plants can also be infected with viruses. Since they have cell walls, viruses attach to those when infecting plants. In bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria): Special viruses called bacteriophages attach to the cell walls of bacteria by way of proteins.
Why cant every virus infect every living cell?
Viruses can only infect specific cells that have the necessary receptors on their surface for the virus to attach to. Each virus is adapted to infect specific types of cells based on these interactions. This specificity limits the range of cells that a virus can successfully infect.
Do red blood cells destroy viruses in your body?
No. Only white blood cells destroys pathogens, such as viruses.
Why do viruses attach to only a few specific host cells?
no because some are more adaptable like the swine flu. but most can only affect specific species as each species have a unique number of chromosomes making it hard for viruses to spread from different species.
Does the shape of the preteins allows the virus's coat to attach to only certain cells in the host?
yes
The shape of the proteins allows the virus's coat to attach to only certain cells in the host?
true
Does the shape of the protein allows the virus coat to attach to only certain cells in the host?
yes
What is the part of the cell that viruses invade?
Viruses can infect animals, plants and bacteria, and the attachments vary. In animal viruses: Animal cells have a cell membrane. Viruses attach to certain proteins in that membrane. In plant viruses: Plants can also be infected with viruses. Since they have cell walls, viruses attach to those when infecting plants. In bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria): Special viruses called bacteriophages attach to the cell walls of bacteria by way of proteins.
True or false the shape of the proteins allows the virus's coat to attach to only certain cells in the host?
True
Why does a certain virus attach to only one type or few types of cells?
Yes. According to Pearson Education's book, "Each virus contains unique proteins on its outer surface. The shape of these proteins allows the virus to attach to, or lock onto, only certain host cells."
Why cant every virus infect every living cell?
Viruses can only infect specific cells that have the necessary receptors on their surface for the virus to attach to. Each virus is adapted to infect specific types of cells based on these interactions. This specificity limits the range of cells that a virus can successfully infect.
Do red blood cells destroy viruses in your body?
No. Only white blood cells destroys pathogens, such as viruses.
What live only by invading cells?
Viruses
Why can you not kill flu with antibiotics?
Antibiotics are only for killing bacteria, they do not work on viruses which are the cause of the flu. Bacteria are living organisms and so poisons and chemicals can actually kill them. But flu viruses are non-living organisms so they can not be killed, they can only be inactivated by damage or physical blocking by antibodies (made by our immune systems) of the shapes of the structures viruses use to attach to a host's cells. Viruses need a host's cells to use to reproduce, if they can not attach to the cells, they will be inactivated. Antibiotics are not capable of inactivating them.
Can plant virus infect animals?
Viruses only target certain host cells that contains the complementary receptor, and since plant cells and animals cells differ. Virals found in plants may not effect animals if animals do not contain the same host cells. However, viruses mutate rapidly, so there could be a chance....
Why are cells so inportant?
ALL life exists only within cells. Viruses are not living, and can act only within cells.
