Differentiate between the lysogenic and lytic cycles.(1 point)

Question

Responses

The host cell is destroyed during the lytic cycle.
The host cell is destroyed during the lytic cycle.

The virus injects DNA into the host cell during the lysogenic cycle.
The virus injects DNA into the host cell during the lysogenic cycle.

Viral proteins are synthesized during the lysogenic cycle.
Viral proteins are synthesized during the lysogenic cycle.

The host cell copies its own DNA during the lytic cycle.

Answer 1

The correct response that differentiates between the lysogenic and lytic cycles is:

The host cell is destroyed during the lytic cycle.

In the lytic cycle, the virus takes over the host cell's machinery to produce new viral particles, leading to the destruction of the host cell, whereas in the lysogenic cycle, the viral DNA integrates into the host's genome and can replicate with it without immediately destroying the host cell.