2007-03-09 14:23:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
A virus is not considered to be a living organism because it can not self replicate it's DNA. Thus it is neither. If the fact that it could not self replicate it's DNA was ignored then a virus would be classified as a prokaryote as it would be a single cell organism.
2007-03-09 14:29:00 · answer #1 · answered by starsun moon 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
As you can see that none of the above know the meaning of the prokaryote and eukaryote they are comparing it with the living and the non-living!!!
Well
eu-true
karyote-nucleus
meaning -a true nucleus
a true nucleus means that there ia a distinct nuclear membrane.
Eg-ameoba and many others including some of the human cells.
now,
Pro-first or not complete
Karyote-nucleus
meaning-not a complete nucleus
An incomplete nucleus means no clear nuclear memebrane.The nuclear material is scaterred all in the cell.
Eg-Bacteria.
So as per the concept virus may be an prokaryote.
But also think about it on the given concept!!
2007-03-12 02:01:05 · answer #2 · answered by A Kid Student 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some consider virus as non living .. but a fact virus comes under living organism. this is because the rna of virus replicates but not the whole cell .it retains its life as a parasitic life in an host cell.its neither prokaryote nor eukaryote
2007-03-09 17:55:53 · answer #3 · answered by gayathri087 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
actually speaking..the virus is the line which seperates the living from non living...eukaryotes and prokaryotes for that matter are living cells.. the difference lies in if they possess the nucleus or not,respectively...contained within the nuclear membrane
2007-03-10 04:09:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely not an eukaryote
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/eukaryote
as a virus doesn't even form a cell.
I don't think it even matches the criteria for a prokaryote
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/prokaryote
as it has no ribosomes.
Basically all it has is RNA.
All its other needs it meets by hijacking the living matter in its host.
I like what Richard Dawkins says about viruses and elephants - that viruses only mission is replicate replicate replicate. Elephant DNA has the same mission, but oh by the way, you need to build an elephant first.
2007-03-09 14:31:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is a eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?
2016-03-28 22:16:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
viruses are the connecting link between living and no living. it's sure that they are not eukaryote. but still i am not sure that they are prokaryote
2007-03-09 18:00:41 · answer #7 · answered by shreyanka m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Viruses are defined as ultra-microscopic disease causing intracellular particles.Virus can not be an eukaryote as it dose not have protoplasm.virus are at the threshold of the living and non living world.
2007-03-09 14:50:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They have not cells ,i.e.,they are not living organisms .So, they are none of these.
2007-03-10 19:25:39 · answer #9 · answered by mani_shankar_28 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
viruses are not living organisms
2007-03-09 14:28:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋