What is a Virus Quick Check
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Summarize the lytic cycle.
A virus injects its genetic material into the host cell, copies itself, and then forms new viruses that burst out of the host cell.
A virus mutates, and therefore it has which of the following traits of living things?
It evolves.
Differentiate between the lysogenic and lytic cycles.
The host cell is destroyed during the lytic cycle.
Why do doctors recommend people get the flu vaccine every year rather than every few years?
They should get the flu vaccine because viruses mutate.
Compare a virus to a unicellular organism.
Unicellular organisms have a cell membrane made from a lipid bilayer; viruses have a protein coat.