Are Viruses Alive? Pre-Writing by Kelly DiGeronimo

DiGeronimo

kdigeronimo2 — 2024-10-15 12:50:42 UTC

All living things make offspring. These offspring inherit the parent's DNA. Viruses produce offspring when they infect a host cell by injecting their DNA into it. The host cell then fills with new viruses, which are the offspring. Eventually, the offspring are born when the host cell explodes

Cilento

2024-10-29 13:35:40 UTC

viruses are not aliive because they cannot reporduce and they cannnpt have DNa

Sharabi

2024-10-29 13:38:03 UTC

Viruses are non living. They do not have enough complexes to be able to reproduce by themselves. They need a host cell to help them reproduce. They are not reproducing sexually when they do this because the host cell is a different organism than them. They also cannot reproduce asexually since they don't have enough complexes to. Viruses need to infect the host cell so that they can reproduce.

REYES

2024-10-29 13:38:05 UTC

Although some organisms cant reproduce on their own they can still they might be able to reproduce asexually this involves 2 parents and a virus cannot reproduce asexually neither they also need a host in order to live this proves that they are not living.

Vacca

2024-10-29 13:38:33 UTC

All living things need to be able to reproduce without help. If the thing they needed help from weren't around they wouldn't be able to reproduce. The virus needs a cell to be able to reproduce. If there was no cell then there would be no virus. can't have one without the other meaning it is non-living. All you need is yourself. If you need something else you are non-living.

TEVLIN all living things can produce on their own weather if that is sexually or asexually.Viruses need a host cell to reproduce. living things don't need a host cell and just need themeselves.

2024-10-29 13:38:39 UTC

Franco

2024-10-29 13:38:45 UTC

viruses are not alive, they cannot reproduce without a host. if they don't have a host that they are infecting then they wont be able to reproduce and spread to others. they aren't able to reproduce asexually or asxually so they cant reproduce.

Van Siclen

2024-10-29 13:38:50 UTC

All living things make offspring, some organisms use asexual reproduction where they duplicate, but viruses do something different. viruses need help from a host cell to reproduce by infecting a host cell and injecting their DNA into it. It infects the host cell creating a new virus not making its own. Therefore they are not living.

dereck alcantara

2024-10-29 13:39:14 UTC

All living things can reproduce and also show human characteristics. Viruses are able to reproduce even if they have to have a host cell to reproduce. They inject their own DNA into host cells this can just be considered a part of their process.

REYES

2024-10-29 13:39:18 UTC

Although some organisms cant reproduce on their own they can still they might be able to reproduce asexually this involves 2 parents and a virus cannot reproduce asexually neither they also need a host in order to live this proves that they are not living.

Caporrimo

2024-10-29 13:39:22 UTC

All living things have characteristics of living but viruses need a maid to do everything for them called host cells, and they use sexual reproduction just like humans. But this sexual reproduction isn't the same. Viruses can reproduce they just need someone to do it for them. Humans are living they have cells inside them and use them to reproduce. Viruses inject cells into host cells.

Maher

2024-10-29 13:39:33 UTC

Viruses are a living organism. Some organisms need a partner. When a virus touches a host cell, the virus injects its genetic material into the host. So basically it has a partner then an offspring.

nigro

2024-10-29 13:40:10 UTC

All living things need help when reproducing. Viruses reproduce by taking over other cells and reproduce inside of them, making the cell make copies of them. Meaning that a virus is living.

Pajonas

2024-10-29 13:40:11 UTC

All living things reproduce. But you can reproduce in different ways weather it is Asexual reproduction or Sexual. Viruses are not able to replicate each other Sexually or Asexually,the only way they are able to do it is through a host cell. Viruses reproduce by taking over other cells + reproduce inside of them. Making the cell make copies of them. “and they sneak into larger cells that have organelles,that they can take over to make copies of themselves. (Virus structure and classification). This says how they can reproduce by making copies of themselves which is neither Asexual or Sexual.

Diana- you proved the other side more then the side we are arguing for, you said how they reproduced Sexually when we are proving that they are not living because they do not reproduce either Asexually or sexually.

Emma

2024-10-29 13:40:32 UTC

All living things make offspring asexually or sexually. Yes viruses reproduce but not in a way you would think. Viruses invade cells and to infect them with their DNA. But in order for them to reproduce they need to fully infect that host cell and cannot reproduce without having help from the host cell. If they didn't have a host cell then they would not be able to reproduce.

Carattini

2024-10-29 13:40:43 UTC

All living things can either reproduce together or alone. Some organisms reproduce asexually, 2 people reproduce sexually, if a virus cannot reproduce with another virus or even asexually by itself, it can only reproduce by infecting a host, than the virus is therefore non living. Viruses dont have the complexes to reproduce on their own.

Riedy

2028jriedy — 2024-10-29 13:40:54 UTC

All living things can reproduce on their own. Although some organisms cant reproduce alone they can still with another one of their species sexually. Viruses can't reproduce with another virus. They also cant reproduce asexually. Viruses can only reproduce with another host cell.

Hekman

2024-10-29 13:41:08 UTC

All nonliving things are not living. They can still kind of reproduce but need other viruses to do so. Living things can reproduce as well, but can do other things like breathe oxygen and grow/evolve. Nonliving things can only reproduce (depends) and just is kind of there not asexual nor sexual. Viruses are not alive because its like bacteria they aren't living they cannot breathe and do anything else that living things can do.

Figueroa

2024-10-29 13:41:24 UTC

All living things reproduce. Viruses reproduce by injecting their genetic material into the host. They also reproduce by taking over other cells and reproducing inside of them. Their method of reproduction is sexual reproduction because they need a host cell to produce, so they need two parents.

zarfino

2024-10-29 13:41:57 UTC

Viruses are non living because they do not have the ability to reproduce on their own because to do this they are going to need a host cell which they don't have.

Vinci

2024-10-29 13:42:53 UTC

All living things can reproduce and viruses do not. They need something called a host cell to do everything for them. they Take over other cells + reproduce inside of them, making the cell make copies of them. They also reproduce asexually.

TEVLIN

2024-10-29 13:44:32 UTC

all living things can produce on their own weather if that is sexually or asexually.Viruses need a host cell to reproduce. living things don't need a host cell and just need themeselves. if the virus didnt have host cells, itd be cooked