BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
VIRUSES
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Question
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Influenza infects a cell and causes it to lyse immediately. Which type of virus is influenza?
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Lytic
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Lysogenic
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Bacterial
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -(1) The cell may lyse or be destroyed. This is usually called a lytic infection and this type of infection is seen with influenza and polio.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bacteriophage (phage) are viruses that specifically infect bacteria. They have a two-phase lifecycle, residing in a dormant state within the host genome (lysogenic cycle) or hijacking the host cellular machinery for their own replication (lytic cycle).
Detailed explanation-3: -The lytic cycle, or virulent infection, involves a virus taking control of a host cell and using it to produce its viral progeny, killing the host in the process.
Detailed explanation-4: -Bacteriophages cause the lysis of virus.
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