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Ch. 19 - Viruses
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Chapter 19, Problem 1

Which of the following characteristics, structures, or processes is common to both bacteria and viruses? a. metabolism b. ribosomes c. genetic material composed of nucleic acid d. cell division

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Hello everyone here. We have a question that says out of the following features functions or processes what is shared by all bacteria and viruses A. D. N. A. And protein. All viruses do not contain D. N. A. D. N. A. So A. Is incorrect B. RNA and protein. Not all viruses contain RNA, so B is incorrect. C, nucleic acid and protein. All viruses do share nucleic acid and protein D metabolism and cell division viruses do not undergo metabolism, so D. Is incorrect. So our correct answer here is C nucleic acid and protein. Thank you for watching. Bye.
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