A) Which of the following describes how lysogenic virsuses are different from lytic viruses. (1 point)
Lysogenic viruses are cellular and lytic viruses are not.
Lysogenic viruses only infect plant cells and lytic viruses only infect animal cells.
Lysogenic viruses are made of DNA. Lytic viruses are made of RNA.
Lysogenic viruses do not cause the host cell to burst right away and lytic virsuses do immediately cause the host cell to burst
Lysogenic viruses do not cause the host cell to burst right away and lytic viruses do immediately cause the host cell to burst.
The correct statement describing how lysogenic viruses are different from lytic viruses is: "Lysogenic viruses do not cause the host cell to burst right away, while lytic viruses immediately cause the host cell to burst."
The correct answer is:
Lysogenic viruses do not cause the host cell to burst right away, whereas lytic viruses immediately cause the host cell to burst.
To understand this difference, it's important to have a basic understanding of the two types of viruses.
Lytic viruses are known for their ability to immediately cause the infected host cell to burst, releasing new viral particles into the surrounding environment. This is known as the lytic cycle, which includes steps such as attachment, entry, replication, assembly, and release. The host cell is essentially hijacked and destroyed in the process.
On the other hand, lysogenic viruses have a completely different strategy. After entering the host cell, instead of immediately causing cell bursting, these viruses integrate their genetic material (either DNA or RNA) into the host cell's genome. This integrated viral DNA or RNA is called a provirus. The host cell continues its regular processes while harboring the provirus. Over time, under certain triggering conditions, the provirus becomes activated and proceeds to complete the lytic cycle, resulting in the release of new viral particles and, eventually, cell bursting.
To summarize, the main difference between lysogenic and lytic viruses is that lysogenic viruses do not immediately cause the host cell to burst, while lytic viruses do.