Compare and contrast structure of virus and a cell

Viruses = non-living and infect host cells. Cells = smallest form of structure and function in living organisms. Viruses cannot - make their own food, do not contain a cell membrane, and cannot reproduce. Cells contain a cell membrane, DNA, RNA, ribosomes, cytoplasm, and are able to grow and reproduce, and respond to stimuli. Viruses contain one nucleic acid, a capsid, and an envelope

Virus - Bacteria Differences ... Bacteria are intercellular organisms (i. e. they live in-between cells); whereas viruses are intracellular organisms (they infiltrate the host cell and live inside the cell). They change the host cell's genetic material from its normal function to producing the virus itself