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Please respond I need it for my science project. |
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Viruses are considered non living for one major reason, they depend on other living organisms to reproduce. Living creatures reproduce with members of the same species, or in some cases reproduce through methods such as budding. (When one organism splits up into two "daughter" organisms) A virus is dependent on injecting their DNA into the cells of a host and relying on that cell to mass produce said virus based on the injected DNA until the point of bursting.
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phoniexJoin Date: 2008-02-03
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Ummm... They are living beings. They're biological organisms. |
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@iamjon
>When furries trash post random junk to try to sound smart but have no idea what they're talking about. |
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">When furries trash post random junk to try to sound smart but have no idea what they're talking about."
trying to shame a furry when hes in the filthy frank group
rip OP |
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Implying Papa Franku is worse then furries. |
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"Ummm... They are living beings. They're biological organisms."
They don't fit the criteria, though.
They don't produce waste.
They don't reproduce in the conventional way.
They don't react to stimuli (usually).
They are dependent on hosts for survival (whereas bacteria and parasites are not completely dependent).
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I know the main reason is that they can not reproduce without another organism being involved
The Wikipedia page on viruses probably has a section on the "Are they living" debate |
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@Plane:
I thought they were living, but someone told me they weren't. Its a good thing I didn't trust that furry's trash post, it could've costed me a project grade.
@Iamjonron:
Shame on you. |
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vyris rites 4 lyf11
jus cos dey kil hoomnz dozznt meen dey dnt hav feewings11
{ THANKS BETHESDA! } { "Get out, and don't come back." -Tom, Interstellar } |
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@Spart:
If you aren;t going to take this seriously, please leave. |
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actually dapper's correct
guess i'm trash at biology
anyway apparently they aren't
"Are Viruses Living?
9 JUNE 2004
Let’s first define life. According to the online Merriam-Webster Dictionary, life is “an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction.”
Viruses are not living things. Viruses are complicated assemblies of molecules, including proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates, but on their own they can do nothing until they enter a living cell. Without cells, viruses would not be able to multiply. Therefore, viruses are not living things.
When a virus encounters a cell, a series of chemical reactions occur that lead to the production of new viruses. These steps are completely passive, that is, they are predefined by the nature of the molecules that comprise the virus particle. Viruses don’t actually ‘do’ anything. Often scientists and non-scientists alike ascribe actions to viruses such as employing, displaying, destroying, evading, exploiting, and so on. These terms are incorrect because viruses are passive, completely at the mercy of their environment." |
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So for my project how do I explain why they're living organisms?
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44_MagnumJoin Date: 2016-02-24
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I can recall a thread similar to this made by someone who also hates furries
Seems weird, right OP? I got a memory of an elephant
Emos are idiots |
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"So for my project how do I explain why they're living organisms?"
You don't. As of right now, viruses aren't considered to be living organisms.
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"So for my project how do I explain why they're living organisms?"
They're not.
So you wouldn't.
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@Iam:
But they are living organisms. |
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C3N0Join Date: 2015-07-31
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Don't rely on ot m8 |
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@Iam:
You furries need to stop trash posting everywhere acting like you're some genius or something. |
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All of you are confusing me now. |
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remember in the end..
apples are red
that's all you need to know |
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