Question

Column A
1.
bacteriophage:
bacteriophage
2.
capsid:
capsid
3.
lysogenic infection:
lysogenic infection
4.
lytic infection:
lytic infection
5.
prophage:
prophage
6.
retrovirus:
retrovirus
Column B
a.the type of infection in which a virus does not immediately start replicating itself but inserts a piece of DNA ino the host cell's genome which becomes activated at a later date
b.a type of infection in which a virus immediately starts replicating in the host cell
c.a virus that, upon infection of a host cell, makes a DNA copy of its RNA and inserts that piece of DNA into the cell's genome
d.the protein coat that surrounds a virus
e.a piece of virus DNA that becomes a part of a bacterium's genome- until activated to produce new bacteriophages
f.a virus that infects bacteria

Answer 1

Here is the matching of terms from Column A to the definitions in Column B:

1. **bacteriophage:** f. a virus that infects bacteria
2. **capsid:** d. the protein coat that surrounds a virus
3. **lysogenic infection:** a. the type of infection in which a virus does not immediately start replicating itself but inserts a piece of DNA into the host cell's genome which becomes activated at a later date
4. **lytic infection:** b. a type of infection in which a virus immediately starts replicating in the host cell
5. **prophage:** e. a piece of virus DNA that becomes a part of a bacterium's genome until activated to produce new bacteriophages
6. **retrovirus:** c. a virus that, upon infection of a host cell, makes a DNA copy of its RNA and inserts that piece of DNA into the cell's genome