Answer:
the presence or absence of metabolic machinery
Explanation:
Here is the correct question:.
Viruses can vary with respect to all of the following characteristics except _____.
a) DNA or RNA as the genetic material
b) the presence or absence of metabolic machinery
c) single- or double-stranded nucleic acids
d) the presence or absence of a membranous envelope
e) the type of host cell it can infect
the presence or absence of metabolic machinery
