Question

Can viruses reproduce on their own?

Answer 1

Virus

1. Viruses are microscopic infectious entities and are known for causing disease.
2. Viruses are present in different shapes and sizes.
3. Viruses require living host cells for replication.
4. They replicate by lysogenic and lytic cycles, whereas some viruses replicate by both cycles.
5. Viruses always require host cells for replication as they bind with the host cell and use their machinery to make proteins.
6. T4 bacteriophage is an example of a lytic virus, whereas Herpes Simplex Virus is an example of a lysogenic virus.