BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
VIRUSES
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Question
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Cells contain protein, and viruses contain only carbohydrates
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Viruses have flagella, and cells have only cilia
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Cells reproduce independently, and viruses require a host to reproduce
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Viruses have membranes made of protein, and cells have membranes made of nucleic acid
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Detailed explanation-1: -Cells reproduce independently, viruses require a host to reproduce. Viruses have membranes made of proteins, cells have membranes made of nucleic acid.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cells are the basic units of life. Cells can exist by themselves, like bacteria, or as part of a larger organism, like our cells. Viruses are non-living infectious particles, much smaller than a cell, and need a living host to reproduce.
Detailed explanation-3: -A virus cannot replicate alone; instead, it must infect cells and use components of the host cell to make copies of itself. Often, a virus ends up killing the host cell in the process, causing damage to the host organism. Well-known examples of viruses causing human disease include AIDS, COVID-19, measles and smallpox.
Detailed explanation-4: -Viruses reproduce by DNA translation, whereas cells reproduce by DNA transcription.
Detailed explanation-5: -Viruses cannot replicate on their own, but rather depend on their host cell’s protein synthesis pathways to reproduce. This typically occurs by the virus inserting its genetic material in host cells, co-opting the proteins to create viral replicates, until the cell bursts from the high volume of new viral particles.