Use your understanding of viruses to answer the following questions. Viruses are considered to be living.✔ nonliving.
Indicate whether the characteristics below are of a virus or a cell.
Indicate whether the characteristics below are of a virus or a cell.
✔ viruscellhijacks host in order to reproduce
virus✔ cellcontains DNA, ribosomes, and cytoplasm
virus✔ cellable to grow and reproduce on its own
✔ viruscellcontains nucleic acid and capsid
What is the function of the capsid?
Which of the following illustrates a complex virus?




Indicate whether each is characteristic of lytic or lysogenic reproductive cycle.
Indicate whether each is characteristic of lytic or lysogenic reproductive cycle.
lytic✔ lysogenic no symptoms
✔ lyticlysogenic viral DNA takes over
lytic✔ lysogenic virus does not destroy host cell
✔ lyticlysogenic virus destroys host cell
✔ lyticlysogenic induces symptoms of viral infection
lytic✔ lysogenic cell reproduces and spreads provirus
The diagram to the right represents the lytic cycle. What is occurring at step C?
The diagram to the right represents the lysogenic cycle. What is occurring at step D?
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