Do you think viruses should be classified as "living organisms"? why or why not?

2 answers:

8 0

Not, Viruses are not considered "alive" because they lack many of the properties that scientists associate with living organisms. Primarily, they lack the ability to reproduce without the aid of a host cell, and don't use the typical cell- division approach to replication.

Alex777 [14]4 years ago

7 0

I dont think viruses should be classified as a living organism because they arent made up of cells, they dont grow, and they dont make their own energy. <span />

You might be interested in

What is combustion and how does ir affect the carbon cycle?

enot [183]

Combustion is the burning of a substance. It could be complete or could be incomplete. It changes the form of carbon and so it plays it's role in cycle

3 0

3 years ago

What are the 6 regions of the<br> human body from which hair can<br> be derived?

FromTheMoon [43]

Answer:

Hair is made of a tough protein called keratin. A hair follicle anchors each hair into the skin. The hair bulb forms the base of the hair follicle. ... Blood vessels nourish the cells in the hair bulb, and deliver hormones that modify hair growth and structure at different times of life, if that answers your question.

Explanation:

6 0

3 years ago

How is relative-age dating used to determine the ages of fossils?

tino4ka555 [31]

Your answer should be A. by observing the formation of sedimentary rocks.

6 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

The coconut palm is now widely dispersed in the world because of ________.

Vedmedyk [2.9K]

Birds because they spread seeds

3 0

4 years ago

List some organisms observed by charles darwin while reading and voyaging the world

Zielflug [23.3K]

Answer

Some organisms observed by Charlis Darwin are as follow:

1. Beetles

2. Giant tortoise

3. Mockingbird

4. Rhea

5. Pigeon

6. Sand lady slipper

6 0

3 years ago