enzymes are protein molecules which are made of amino acids
As discussed in Chapter 3, DNA replication is a semiconservative process in which each parental strand serves as a template for the synthesis of a new complementary daughter strand. The central enzyme involved is DNA polymerase, which catalyzes the joining of deoxyribonucleoside 5′-triphosphates (dNTPs) to form the growing DNA chain. However, DNA replication is much more complex than a single enzymatic reaction. Other proteins are involved, and proofreading mechanisms are required to ensure that the accuracy of replication is compatible with the low frequency of errors that is needed for cell reproduction. Additional proteins and specific DNA sequences are also needed both to initiate replication and to copy the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes.
Viruses are considered non-living because they do not have a biological machinery to replicate, and they do not have a metabolism.
They replicate by using the host cell
Virus do not consume energy to survive or regulate its own temperature
It's less energy, because "When <span>potato plants reproduce asexually they devote </span>less energy<span> than sexually reproducing strawberry plant."</span>