Question

Summarize the lytic cycle.(1 point)
Responses

The viral DNA incorporates itself with the host cell’s and replicates whenever the host cell replicates itself.
The viral DNA incorporates itself with the host cell’s and replicates whenever the host cell replicates itself.

A virus lays eggs on the host cell’s protein coat, which then hatch and move on to infect other cells.
A virus lays eggs on the host cell’s protein coat, which then hatch and move on to infect other cells.

A virus injects its genetic material into the host cell, copies itself, and then forms new viruses that burst out of the host cell.
A virus injects its genetic material into the host cell, copies itself, and then forms new viruses that burst out of the host cell.

A virus copies its genetic material and then splits its cell membranes in half to form identical viruses.

Answer 1

Correct answer: "A virus injects its genetic material into the host cell, copies itself, and then forms new viruses that burst out of the host cell."

Brief explanation: In the lytic cycle the virus hijacks the host's machinery to make viral components, assembles new virions, and lyses (bursts) the host cell to release them.