Some viruses replicate via the lytic cycle by A. altering the genetic material of the host cell to make it use its own enzymes to assemble new viruses. B. undergoing meiosis to create genetically diverse cells. C. incorporating their genetic material into the host cell's genetic material to create new viruses. D. regenerating through the process of mitosis.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. altering the genetic material of the host cell to make it use its own enzymes to assemble new viruses.

In the lytic cycle, viruses infect a host cell, hijack its cellular machinery, and redirect it to produce new viral particles, ultimately causing the host cell to lyse (burst) and release these new viruses. Options B, C, and D do not accurately describe the lytic cycle. Option C more accurately describes the lysogenic cycle, where viral genetic material is incorporated into the host's genome.