Question

Mention any one feature to characterize viruses?

Answer 1

Feature to characterize viruses

1. Viruses are self-replicating.
2. However, the virus must be hosted by another cell in order to proliferate.
3. Viruses do not multiply on their own.
4. To replicate, they only require a host cell.
5. Viruses, on the other hand, are not alive because they can only exist within another cell.
6. Viruses lack the structure necessary to exist and proliferate in the absence of a host.