The characteristic of viruses that distinguishes them from cells is that they lack an independent metabolism. Unlike cells, which can carry out metabolic processes on their own, viruses rely on the host cell's machinery to replicate and produce their components.
What characteristic of viruses distinguishes them from cells?
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Their traits do not evolve in response to selection pressures.
Their traits do not evolve in response to selection pressures.
They do not have hereditary material.
They do not have hereditary material.
They are not separated from their environments.
They are not separated from their environments.
They lack an independent metabolism.
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