Question 4
What happens to the host cell at the end of the lytic cycle?
the cell breaks open and releases the new viruses
viral DNA combines with host DNA
the host cell divides normally and reproduces viral DNA along with it's own
new viruses are made inside the bacterial cell
In the lytic cycle, a phage acts like a typical virus: it hijacks its host cell and uses the cell's resources to make lots of new phages, causing the cell to lyse (burst) and die in the process.
