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No, viruses are not alive. They don't have a characteristics of a living organism, nor do they have ANY speck of intelligence.
For example:
- A virus can only move by wind, water, blood streams, etc. whereas we can use energy to move ourselves.
- They only have a protein markers which may match that of a cell. When it matches, the viruses is attached to the cell and the nucleic acid (which can vary greatly) is injected. By making themselves out of materials inside the cell, invading a host is the only way they can reproduce.
- They cannot adapt and can be killed when heat is applied which will denature the protein coating.
- A virus cannot respond to stimuli because all it does is float around until it gets attached to a same protein marker.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThis is often disputed. You see, one of the 'functions' of life - in other words, one thing that makes a thing living - is the ability to reproduce. Viruses contain genetic material, but cannot express their genes by themselves. They invade a host cell and inject their DNA into it, and the 'hijacked' cell makes copies of the virus using the DNA. The viruses cannot reproduce by themselves as they have no nucleus. However, viruses are usually considered to be acellular organisms.
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Why is a virus not considered a living organism?
b
Is influenza virus prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
Influenza are a virus type.They do not have cells
Is a virus a proton?
No. It is a living organism that invades the body. Protons are charged particles that are found inside atoms. They are not at all related.
Is virus living or non living and why?
first of all virus is not an organism. it lacks cell, tissue and organ because of this virus is an entity or macro molecule rather than an organism.since virus is not organism it i9s also not living thing. virus is intermediate between living and non-living.
Does a virus use sexual reproduction?
Viruses cannot reproduce themselves alone. They inject their DNA into living cells of a host organism. The virus cells use the host cells to develop themselves and leave the cell when ready. Viruses are not living, so they are dependent on a living organism for reproduction.
Is it true that a virus is a living organism?
false
Why is a virus not considered a living organism?
b
When a virus visits you have you encountered a living organism?
Yes.
Why is it not really correct to call a virus a microbe?
It is incorrect to call a virus a microbe because a microbe is a living organism, while a virus is not. Viruses do not exhibit all the characteristics necessary to be classified as a living organism.
What living thing provides energy for a virus or an organism?
parasites
Why do viruses infect living organisms?
Because the living organism has to replicate the DNA that the virus infects the host with. It can't do this if it is a dead organism.
What organism does the flu virus represent?
The flu virus is a virus. It is a non-living particle that infects living cells, takes over their machinery and makes more of themselves.
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
What is the difference between microorganisms and organisms?
Each living thing is an organism. A microorganism is a single-celled organism or a virus.
What is the difference between an organism and a virus?
An organism is living. It can survive on its own with appropriate needs, such as nutrition. A virus is not truly living or non-living. It can not live on its own, but will not die on its own either. A virus is nucleic acids encased in a protein shell. It order to live, it must enter a cell, and take it over.
What is the thing both living and non living?
a virus because when it is not in touch with a living organism it is non living but as soon as it gets into touch with a living organism it gets alive though this process may take some time.
