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How long does a cold virus live in a medicine bottle?
A cold virus can typical live for a day in a medicine bottle. This virus cannot last longer than this without a host.
Can a virus without its host for very long?
If you are asking if a virus can live very long without its host, then no. Viruses aren't alive in the first place. Because viruses can't reproduce on their own, they are not considered living organisms. Because they aren't living to begin with, they cannot die.
What is a virus called outside a host cell?
A virus outside a host cell is generally referred to as a virion. This is the inactive form of the virus that is unable to replicate until it enters a suitable host cell.
Can viruses live on their own?
No, because for a virus to reproduce, it needs a cell to take energy and stuff from. When the cell is dead it moves on to another cell. It short, it is very hard for a virus to reproduce or multiply, without a host (e.g. a red blood cell).
What can grow and reproduce without a live host?
It is bacteria that can grow and reproduce without a live host
Can a virus live in extreme condition?
Viruses can live in host cells :P trolled.
Do viruses grow on dead cells?
Viruses that enter a cell do not die. A virus cannot reproduce on its own so it needs to find a cell in which to live. After the virus is done reproducing, most host cells die.
Is a virus a parasite?
Yes, a virus is considered a parasite because it depends on a host cell to replicate and survive. Viruses cannot replicate or carry out metabolic functions without a host cell, making them parasitic in nature.
How is a virus and cell the same?
they arent the same a virus is technically not condidered living because it does not have all the proper organells but it can count as a protist or a parasite which needs to attach itself to a host to live and reproduce that is another reason viruses are not like cellls because they cannot reproduce on their own they need a host and once they infect the host they reproduce the same virus and so on but anyway a cell is like a virus for a number of reasons just GOOGLE it retard have a nice day
Why are viruses consider to be nonliving?
They cannot live outside of a host.
How long does a virus live in a hostile environment outside the host?
Depending on the virus, it can live for several minutes up to a week or more depending on the environmental conditions.
Is there a difference with viruses and cells?
Yes there is a difference. Viruses are non-living and cells are living This is because Viruses can't reproduce on their own without a host. They don't have a metabolism like cells. They can't maintain homeostasis. They cannot synthesize proteins (they lack the ribosomes to do so) without a host. Without a host viruses can neither generate nor store ATP (adenosine triphosphate). Viruses cannot live unless they have a host.
