Question

Is a virus a prokaryote?

Answer 1

Prokaryote:

1. No, viruses are not classified as prokaryotes.
2. A virus is a nucleoprotein entity that may use the synthesis machinery of a live cell of another creature to multiply itself in a way that does not involve growth and division.
3. The virus is an unavoidable parasite. It remains inactive outside the host cell and will be termed a virion.
4. Viruses are life when they are within creatures; otherwise, they are non-living and do not belong to the kingdom.