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

Answer 1

The lytic cycle is a process by which a virus injects its genetic material into a host cell, uses the host's cellular machinery to replicate itself, and then assembles new viruses. Once the new viruses are formed, they burst out of the host cell, often destroying it, to infect other cells. This process is best described by option c.