Chp 5-Viruses

Question 1

Are viruses able to reproduce on their own ? If not why ?

Answer 1

Viruses are not able to reproduce on their own because they down have the components and the mechanism to reproduce so they take over health host cells and take over the mechanism by using the components. Then the host cell uses its own components to reproduce more viruses. After the virus is filled up, they release all the viruses.

Question 2

Replication of virus summary :

Answer 2

1) Attachment : The virus gets attached to a healthy host cell
2) Penetration : The cell engulfs the virus by endocytosis
3) Uncoating : The viral contents are released in the cell
4) Biosynthesis : The cell starts reproducing
5) Assembly : All the new particles are now assembled
6) Release : All the new particles are finally released from the cell