Question

The infectious cycles of enveloped animal viruses and temperate bacteriophages are most similar because __________.

a. the infected cell may live for a long time
b. there is no viral activity, signs, or symptoms of infection in the host cell
c. virions are released rapidly and in high numbers from lysing cells
d. the viral genome of each always becomes incorporated into the host cell's genome

Answer 1

The infectious cycles of enveloped animal viruses and temperate bacteriophages are similar in that the infected cell can survive for a long time due to the viral genome integrating into the host's genome or remaining latent.

Step-by-step explanation:

The infectious cycles of enveloped animal viruses and temperate bacteriophages are most similar because the infected cell may live for a long time. This is seen in the lysogenic cycle of temperate bacteriophages where the viral DNA integrates into the bacterial genome, allowing the cell to survive and reproduce normally until an environmental trigger induces the release of new virus particles. Similarly, some animal viruses, like herpesviruses, can remain latent in the host cells for extended periods before reactivating.