Which statement best describes viral reproduction

Question

A. Viruses may contain DNA or RNA
B. The lysogenic phase of viral replication causes cell death while the lyric phase of viral replication results in prophage formation
C. Viral nucleic acid is inserted into a host cell where it may replicate immediately or become dormant until a later time
D. Viruses reproduce independent of cell based organisms

Answer 1

C. Viral nucleic acid is inserted into a host cell where it may replicate immediately or become dormant until a later time