Viruses can carry out which of the following processes?
A) They can manufacture their own ATP, proteins, and nucleic acids.
B) They can use the host cell machinery to make copies of viral genomes and viral proteins.
C) They can use the host cell as a source of energy allowing viral machinery to replicate the virus.
D) They can replicate while within a host cell as well as when they are between host cells.

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Viruses lack the cellular machinery necessary for self-replication and must use the host cell's machinery to replicate their genomes and produce viral proteins.

Viruses Can Carry Out Which of the Following Processes