The characteristic that distinguishes viruses from cells is that they lack an independent metabolism. Viruses cannot carry out metabolic processes on their own and require a host cell to replicate and propagate. Unlike cells, which have the machinery to produce energy and carry out metabolic functions independently, viruses are dependent on the cellular machinery of their host organisms.
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 lack an independent metabolism.
They lack an independent metabolism.
They are not separated from their environments.
They are not separated from their environments.
They do not have hereditary material.
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