<span>The Answer is B: They could use the Benedict's test; it would not have a positive reaction for sucrose but it would for the other three sugars.</span>
<span> Biotic components or biotic factors are any living organisms that affect another
organism. These components shape an ecosystem which includes animals that
consume organisms in question and its living food that the said organisms
consume. Biotic components include human influence. Producers, consumers and
decomposers usually comprise biotic components.</span>
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Answer:
The correct answer is "They lack an independent metabolism"
Explanation:
Viruses are usually active/alive in a living environment and become inactive in non-living environment; these is because they rely on the metabolic activities of the invaded living environment/cell. This property is a sharp contrast to normal living cells that are able to metabolize different substances independently using several organelles.