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Posted 8 months ago
Which feature of life is not shared by viruses
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Posted 8 months ago
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Viruses do not exhibit all the characteristics of life, specifically they do not display metabolism when not inside a host.
Solution
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Metabolism: Living organisms have a metabolism, which includes all the chemical reactions that occur within their cells to maintain life. Viruses lack this feature outside of a host cell
Key Concept
Metabolism in living organisms
Explanation
Viruses do not have the cellular machinery for metabolism and are dependent on a host's cells to perform these functions.
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