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OpenStudy (dontkillmyvibe):

Yo! How are viruses different from bacteria??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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thomaster (thomaster):

same question has been asked an hour ago

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Viruses are acellular; they are not composed of a cell, and therefore are not alive. Bacteria are composed of a single cell and therefore are considered living. Viruses are very much smaller around 10x than the average bacteria and are composed of little more than DNA or RNA (retro-viruses ex HIV) and a protective cover. Bacteria are prokaryotes meaning they have no membrane bound cellular organs but are more complex in structure than the virus. Viruses replicate by invasion of a host cell integrating it's DNA/RNA into the host and having the host translate protein products to create new viruses which rupture through the cell wall of the host often stealing a membrane from the host in the process. This means all viruses must reproduce on/in something alive(biotic). Bacteria reproduce by cell division. Bacteria do not have to have biotics to reproduce, they can reproduce in any suitable environment where growth is not limited. I know that they are different because viruses are 10,000 times smaller than bacteria, antiboitics cannot kill viruses like they kill bacteria, and viruses need a living host to reproduce when bacteria produces on its own by binary fission.

thomaster (thomaster):

but they're different in all kinds of ways. Bacteria = cell , virus is a piece of DNA with a protein coat. Bacteria are alive, viruses are not alive. Virus is way smaller then bacteria and many more

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