Question

Describe living features of viruses. (3marks question)

Answer 1

Explanation:

Living characteristics of viruses include the ability to reproduce – but only in living host cells – and the ability to mutate. ... Since viruses lack metabolic machinery of their own and are totally dependent on their host cell for replication, they cannot be grown in synthetic culture media.

Answer 2

Explanation:

the living feature of viruses are as follows:

it can replicate itself inside a organism

it has genetic material

it is made of organic macromolecules

mutation is present