AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

THE GENETICS OF VIRUSES AND BACTERIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Viruses that enter cells and immediately begin to multiply are ____ ____
A
Multiplicative Viruses
B
Active Viruses
C
Hidden Viruses
D
Radical Viruses
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Due to their simple structure, viruses cannot move or even reproduce without the help of an unwitting host cell. But when it finds a host, a virus can multiply and spread rapidly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Active Viruses: After entering a cell, an active virus immediately goes into action. The virus’s genetic material takes over cell functions, and the cell quickly begins to reproduce. When it is full of new viruses, the host cell bursts open, releasing hundreds of new viruses as it dies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Endocytosis: The host cell takes in the viral particle through the process of endocytosis, essentially engulfing the virus like it would a food particle. Viral penetration: The viral capsid or genome is injected into the host cell’s cytoplasm.

Detailed explanation-4: -In a lytic cycle, the virus introduces its genome into a host cell and initiates replication by hijacking the host’s cellular machinery to make new copies of the virus.

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