Question

Why do viruses need living hosts, such as bacteria or eukaryote cells?

a.The host cell is the source of food for the virus.
b.Viruses depend on the host cells that they infect to reproduce.
c.Viruses have a cellular structure which never require a host.
d.Viruses depend on a host cell because they lack their own DNA or RNA. Reactivate

Answer 1

The answer is B.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since viruses are nonliving, and do not have the cytoplasm and enzymes required for reproduction, they depend on living hosts to reproduce.

Answer 2

b. because they require host cells to reproduce, that is why they are concerted to b nonliving.