BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
VIRUSES
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
they cannot reproduce on their own
|
|
|
they are not composed of cells
|
|
|
they have no DNA
|
|
|
they do not adapt and evolve
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Viruses are not made out of cells, they can’t keep themselves in a stable state, they don’t grow, and they can’t make their own energy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Viruses are not considered living as they do not resemble other living organisms. They did not find a place in the classification system as they aren’t truly living. They are not made up of cells like other living organisms.
Detailed explanation-3: -Viruses are considered as something between living and non-living because they do not grow or reproduce by themselves. This makes them non-living. However, when a virus enters a living cell of an organism, it obtains energy from the host cell and starts reproducing.
Detailed explanation-4: -Unlike other living organisms that can self-divide, splitting a single cell into two, viruses must ‘assemble’ themselves by taking control of the host cell, which manufactures and assembles the viral components.