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what do viruses need to reproduce?
Brief Explanations
Viruses are obligate - intracellular parasites. They need a host cell to reproduce as they lack the cellular machinery to carry out metabolic processes on their own. Once inside a host cell, they use the host's resources such as nucleotides, amino - acids, and energy to replicate their genetic material and produce new viral particles.
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A host cell