Assertion: virus | /r/Desires | a host cell
Facets:
value: for energy
type: PURPOSE
value: to survive long-term
type: PURPOSE
value: for the raw materials
type: PURPOSE
value: for reproduction
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: They must rely on a host cell for reproduction.
text: Viruses are not considered to be “living” because they require a host cell to survive long-term, for energy, and to reproduce.
text: That is, they depend on the host cell for the raw materials and energy necessary for nucleic acid synthesis, protein synthesis, processing and transport, and all other biochemical activities that allow the virus to multiply and spread.
text: Viruses depend on the host cells that they infect to reproduce.