Summarize the lytic cycle. a A virus copies its own genetic material and then splits its cell membranes in half to form two identical viruses. b A virus lays eggs on the host cell’s protein coat, which then hatch and move on to infect other cells. c The viral DNA incorporates itself with the host cell’s and replicates whenever the host cell replicates itself. d A virus injects its genetic material into the host cell, copies itself using the host's structures and resources, and then forms new viruses that burst out of the host cell.

Answer 1

The lytic cycle involves a virus injecting its genetic material into a host cell, using the host's cellular structures and resources to replicate itself, and then assembling new viruses. Once the new viruses are formed, they burst out of the host cell, destroying it in the process, and are free to infect other cells.