Practice mode Acellular Life (Viruses)

A virulent bacteriophage differs from a temperate one in that it ____.

Correct answer B. always destroys its host by the lytic cycle

Explanation

Virulent phages cannot establish lysogeny; once they infect, the host is forced to make new phages and then bursts. T4 is the standard example of a virulent phage.

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