To determine whether or not viruses are alive, you must first study the definition of living. In order to be living, you need to be born and die at some point. You also need to be able to reproduce or replicate yourself in some way. In simple terms, a virus is one strand of genetic material encased within a layer of protein. They are nearly on the line between living and nonliving things, but are capable of infecting a genuine host cell to reproduce which would take them out of a dormant state. After this, they gain living qualities such as altering itself to fit its environment and trying to replicate itself. Viruses are alive. --Jocelyn Schwartz
In order to determine if a virus is alive, you need to know the characteristics of being alive and dead. To be alive you must have at least one cell and have activity in that or those cells. In that or those cells, you must have DNA, so you can reproduce and function. By being alive, means you must begin life and end life. Living things may be able to affect another living thing's cells. For example, if you put a non living thing in your body, such as a pencil, that object doesn't have nutrients that your body needs or make your body defend themselves against it. Unlike a pencil, a virus makes your cells, especially your white blood cells, defend your body from being infected by that virus. Overall, according to this evidence, a virus is truly alive.
To determine whether or not viruses are alive, you must first study the definition of living. In order to be living, you need to be born and die at some point. You also need to be able to reproduce or replicate yourself in some way. In simple terms, a virus is one strand of genetic material encased within a layer of protein. They are nearly on the line between living and nonliving things, but are capable of infecting a genuine host cell to reproduce which would take them out of a dormant state. After this, they gain living qualities such as altering itself to fit its environment and trying to replicate itself. Viruses are alive.
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In order to determine if a virus is alive, you need to know the characteristics of being alive and dead. To be alive you must have at least one cell and have activity in that or those cells. In that or those cells, you must have DNA, so you can reproduce and function. By being alive, means you must begin life and end life. Living things may be able to affect another living thing's cells. For example, if you put a non living thing in your body, such as a pencil, that object doesn't have nutrients that your body needs or make your body defend themselves against it. Unlike a pencil, a virus makes your cells, especially your white blood cells, defend your body from being infected by that virus. Overall, according to this evidence, a virus is truly alive.
ReplyDeletePhysics is a science that is based on observations and measurements. Within physics, you use math to measure the energy and motion of particles.
ReplyDeletePhysics is a science based on a transfer of energy into a variety of different categories- sound, nuclear, heat, motion, light, waves. J.C.
ReplyDeleteViruses are alive because they have the ability to multiply.
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