Question

Is virus a eukaryote or a prokaryote .
Also give at least 10 features of viruses .

Answer 1

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Virus is neither a prokaryote or an eukaryote .

The ten features of viruses are —

☑️they are submicroscopic and non cellular .

☑️They are smaller than 200 nm (even smaller than bacteria )

☑️they are obligate parasites .

☑️they have genetic material either in the form of RNA or DNA .

☑️when outside their specific host , they are present in crystalline form .

☑️they are intracellular parasites ,i.e., they affect a cells of host .

☑️For protein synthesis they take help of host cell's ribosomes .

☑️they may spherical , rod shaped or tadpole like .

☑️generally plant viruses have ssRNA and animal viruses have double stranded DNA .

☑️They have a protein coat called capsid and its each subunit is called as capsomere .

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Answer 2

Answer:

Viruses are not living things. Viruses are complicated assemblies of molecules, including proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates, but on their own they can do nothing until they enter a living cell. Without cells, viruses would not be able to multiply. Therefore, viruses are not living things.

A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses can infect all types of life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea.

Explanation:

While not inside an infected cell or in the process of infecting a cell, viruses exist in the form of independent particles, or virions, consisting of: (i) the genetic material, long molecules of DNA or RNA that encode the structure of the proteins by which the virus acts; (ii) a protein coat, the capsid, which surrounds and protects the genetic material; and in some cases (iii) an outside envelope of lipids. The shapes of these virus particles range from simple helical and icosahedral forms for some species to more complex structures for others. Most virus species have virions too small to be seen with an optical microscope, about one hundredth the size of most bacteria.