BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
VIRUSES
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Question
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It doesn’t have its own organelles to reproduce.
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It needs the machinery (organelles) of the host to reproduce.
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Viruses don’t have genes to help it reproduce.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are two processes used by viruses to replicate: the lytic cycle and lysogenic cycle. Some viruses reproduce using both methods, while others only use the lytic cycle.
Detailed explanation-3: -A virus is an infectious particle that reproduces by “commandeering” a host cell and using its machinery to make more viruses.
Detailed explanation-4: -As viruses have no ribosomes, mitochondria, or other organelles, they are completely dependent on their cellular hosts for energy production and protein synthesis. They replicate only within cells of the host that they infect.