Question

Viruses largely lack metabolic machinery of their own to generate energy or to synthesize what?

Answer 1

Answer:

Protein

Explanation:

because they lack ribosome of protein to synthesize

Answer 2

Viruses largely lack metabolic machinery of their own to synthesize proteins.

• A virus is a dead microorganism that does not contain the metabolic machinery to sustain life. Hence it borrows the host metabolic machinery to stay alive.
• Ultimately the proteins broken down by food keeps the organism alive. The proteins transcribed from DNA/RNA control life. Hence proteins are extremely important for survival.
• However, viruses are unable to synthesize proteins because they lack the metabolic machinery to do so.