Asked by paisley
Why do viruses require living host cells to reproduce?
Question 1 options:
Viruses need chlorophyll from host cells for energy production
Viruses need oxygen from host cells for metabolic processes
Viruses are too large to reproduce independently in the environment
Viruses lack the cellular machinery for reproduction and metabolism
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Viruses lack the cellular machinery for reproduction and metabolism.
They are acellular particles (genome + capsid) without ribosomes, metabolic enzymes, or energy-producing systems, so they must hijack a living host cell’s machinery to replicate. The other options are incorrect (viruses don’t need chlorophyll or oxygen from hosts specifically, and they are generally much smaller than cells).
They are acellular particles (genome + capsid) without ribosomes, metabolic enzymes, or energy-producing systems, so they must hijack a living host cell’s machinery to replicate. The other options are incorrect (viruses don’t need chlorophyll or oxygen from hosts specifically, and they are generally much smaller than cells).
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