Viruses ________.
A) manufacture their own ATP, proteins, and nucleic acids
B) use the host cell to copy themselves and make viral proteins
C) use the host cell to copy themselves and then viruses synthesize their own proteins
D) metabolize food and produce their own ATP

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Viruses cannot replicate or produce their own proteins outside of a host cell. They use the host cell's machinery to copy themselves and make viral proteins.