As obligate intracellular parasites,viruses have which of these characteristics?
A)After entering a cell,they manufacture their own ATP and carbon-containing compounds,like proteins and nucleic acids,in order to survive.
B)After entering a cell,they use the host cell's machinery to make more copies of themselves using host proteins.
C)After entering a cell,they use their own protein-synthesizing machinery to make more viral proteins that are used to assemble more copies of themselves.

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As obligate intracellular parasites, viruses must use the host cell's machinery to make more copies of themselves. They cannot manufacture their own ATP or carbon-containing compounds like proteins and nucleic acids, nor do they bring their own protein-synthesizing machinery.

As Obligate Intracellular Parasites,viruses Have Which of These Characteristics