Are viruses considered living organisms?
Q: Are viruses considered living organisms?
A: Viruses are near the same to living organisms, however there are differences.
Q: What is one way in which a virus can be seen as living?
A: A virus needs to make more of themselves.
Q: Can a virus survive on its own?
A: No, a virus cannot survive on its own.
Q: Where does a virus reproduce?
A: A virus reproduces within a host.
Q: How does a virus reproduce within a host?
A: A virus uses a host's resources and food to reproduce within it.
Q: What is a virus's main purpose once inside a host?
A: A virus's main purpose once inside a host is to make as many copies of itself and infect other host cells.
Q: Why does a virus try to increase the number of its offspring?
A: Everything a virus does is to benefit its fitness and increase the number of its offspring.
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