Viruses

Question 1

Are viruses considered living?

Answer 1

No they are not considered alive

Because they do not carry out the 8 life proccesses

But they do carry out one life proccess

Question 2

Out of the life proccesses what one does a virus carry out?

Answer 2

Reproduction

But it can only reproduce when it takes over a host cell (another cell)

Question 3

What features do viruses have?

Answer 3

• Small particles
• Parsatic can only reproduce in living cells
• Infect evey type of living organisum
• No cellular structure
• Have a protein coat
• One type of nucelic acide either in DNA or RNA

They are much smaller than bacteria

Question 4

What is the structure of a virus?

Answer 4

• DNA or RNA
• Protein coat
• Envelope

The envelope is on the outside
DNA or RNA depend on the virus is found in the middle and the protein coat surrounds the DNA or RNA