Why are viruses not classified as living?

we can stop the biosynthesis stage of the viral life cycle (not the stages before it) by preventing/inhibiting: A) fusion of the envelope and the plasma membrane B) replication and expression of viral nucleic acid/genome C) the virus's attachment molecules from binding to the host cell receptor D) new copies of viral nucleic acid from combining with newly made viral proteins E)budding

Lacking ribosomes, how can viruses be placed on the universaltree of life?

Regarding enveloped viruses, which of the following is true of the viral envelope? A. It has the same structure as a cell wall B. It is resistant to soaps/detergents C. It is composed of capsid proteins D. It is a phospholipid bilayer derived from a membrane of its host cell 42.

Explain how viral structure is related to viral classification.

In some viruses the flow of information is in reverse that is ,from RNA to DNA.can you suggest a simple name to the process?

Coronaviridae is a virus “family.” There are actually many different coronaviruses within this group, including less pathogenic virus strains that cause the common cold. Many people in this course have likely been infected with one of these other coronaviruses. A common feature of coronaviruses and other RNA viruses (think influenza virus, HIV, etc.) is that they mutate frequently. This is because the viral enzymes that copy the genome during replication can’t fix mistakes. Given this information, how might we be able to distinguish the SARS-CoV-2 strain from some of the other, less concerning, coronavirus strains?

You are arguing with one of your classmates. They say viruses are living, you say they are not. What argument would you give that they are non-living entities? – Think about the structure and function of viruses

what are the key contributors to and consequences of viral genome evolution, and why do RNA viruses evolve faster than DNA viruses?