18. Which of the following is true of viruses in the extracellular phase?
(A) They possess many different enzymes.
(B) They can reproduce independently of living cells but only at a slow rate.
(C) They possess 12 different enzymes.
(D) They possess many different enzymes and they can reproduce independently
of living cells but only at a slow rate.
(E) They behave as a macromolecular complex and are no more alive than are
ribosomes.