Which of the following processes can viruses carry out?
A) They can manufacture their own ATP, proteins, and nucleic acids.
B) They can use the host cell to copy themselves and make viral proteins.
C) They can use the host cell to copy themselves and then synthesise their own proteins inside the viral capsid.
D) They can metabolise food and produce their own ATP.

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Viruses lack the machinery to carry out metabolic processes or produce ATP, proteins, or nucleic acids on their own. They rely on host cells to replicate themselves and make viral proteins.

Which of the Following Processes Can Viruses Carry Out