Question

write about the living nature of virus​

Answer 1

Answer:

The viruses are capable of multiplication in host . The viruses are capable to mutate and survive in water , air .. soil .

Answer 2

Answer:

Living Nature of Virus :

1. Being formed of organic macromolecules.
2. Presence of genetic material.
3. Ability to multiply.
4. Occurrence of mutations.
5. Occurrence of certain enzymes like, neuraminidase, transcriptase and lysozymes in certain viruses.
6. Infectivity and host specificity.
7. Viruses can be killed by autoclaving and ultraviolet rays.
8. They take over biosynthetic machinery of the host cell and produce chemicals required for the multiplication.
9. Viruses are responsible for a number of infectious diseases like common cold, epidemic influenza, chicken pox, mumps, poliomyelitis, rabies, herpes, AIDS, SARS, etc.