lytic cycle

Question 1

attachment

Answer 1

Capsid attached to the receptor
A virus binds to a specific host cell based on the host-specific match between virus surface molecules and host cell receptors.

Question 2

Penetration

Answer 2

The host cell engulfs the virus or the virus injects its genome into the cytoplasm.

Question 3

Biosynthesis

Answer 3

New viral components, including the capsid subunits, spikes, and copies of the genome, are synthesized using the host’s ribosomes, enzymes, transfer RNA (tRNA), and energy.

Question 4

maturation

Answer 4

Viral components are assembled into new viruses.

Question 5

release

Answer 5

New viruses exit the host cell through lysis or budding in order to infect new host cells.

Question 6

lysogenic cycle

Answer 6

viruses do not immediately replicate after entry into the host cell

Question 7

prophage

Answer 7

when a viral DNA becomes latent

Question 8

latent

Answer 8

the virus remains dormant in the cell without replicating.