SCIENCE
VIRUS AND BACTERIA
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They get their energy from their environment.
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They can reproduce on their own.
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They can form crystals and become dormant.
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They contain proteins and nucleic acids.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thus, bacteria and viruses both contain nucleic acids in their genetic material.
Detailed explanation-2: -All viruses contain nucleic acid, either DNA or RNA (but not both), and a protein coat, which encases the nucleic acid. Some viruses are also enclosed by an envelope of fat and protein molecules. In its infective form, outside the cell, a virus particle is called a virion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Still, viruses have some important features in common with cell-based life. For instance, they have nucleic acid genomes based on the same genetic code that’s used in your cells (and the cells of all living creatures). Also, like cell-based life, viruses have genetic variation and can evolve.
Detailed explanation-4: -The properties and behaviour of viruses differ according to their nucleic acid content. Unlike cells (e.g. bacteria, plant and animal cells), viruses contain either DNA or RNA, never both; the viral nucleic acid is either single or double stranded.