Question

Is the virus a prokaryote?

Answer 1

Virus:

1. Viruses are infectious microbes that infect any living host organisms.
2. Viruses contain only nucleic acids in the form of DNA or RNA but lack other cellular organelles.
3. They cannot conduct their metabolism and reproduce but need a host to conduct their processes.
4. Thus, viruses can neither be categorized as prokaryotic as they are not made up of cells.