Question

Name any 2 features a virus lack?

Answer 1

Viruses:

1. Viruses are non-cellular, microscopic infectious agents that are capable of replicating inside a host cell.
2. They cannot be either a living organisms or non-living.
3. They are tiny and smaller in size(between 30-50 nm).
4. They generally lack a cell wall but are surrounded by a protective protein coating known as the capsid.
5. It contains either RNA or DNA as the genetic material.
6. Viruses do not consist of cells, they also lack cell membranes, cytoplasm, ribosomes, and other cell organelles.
7. Without these structures, they are unable to make proteins or even reproduce on their own hence requires host.