Do viruses replicate or do they reproduce?
Viruses that are parasitic to bacteria
What is the more common method of viral replication?
Lytic cycle
What do viruses need to replicate?
What are a phage's two cycles?
Lytic and lysogenic
What are the 5 steps of the Lytic cycle? (in order)(
1. Attachment
2. Penetration
3. Biosynthesis
4. Maturation5. Lysis
What part of a virus binds to a host cell's receptor in a lock and key fashion?
Capsid
Where do bacteriophages hold on?
Cell wall of the bacteria
Where is virus replicated in the lytic cycle?
In the host cell
What does a virus inject into a host cell?
Nucleic acid
True or False: Bacteriophages have a very specific shape
Where does nucleic acid go ointment lysogenic cycle?
In host cell's nucleic acid
Where do viruses get material to replicate?
What do phages have to invade?
Bacteria
Which is the longer cycle?
Lysogenic