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

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.

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 reason: In the lytic cycle the virus hijacks the host machinery to make many copies of itself and then lyses (breaks open) the host cell to release the new virions. The other choices describe the lysogenic cycle, cell division, or are incorrect.