Question

question 6
please match the term to the correct definition.
column a
1 bacteriophage
2 capsid
3 lysogenic infection
4 lytic infection
5 prophage
6 retrovirus
column b
a. a type of infection in which a virus immediately starts replicating in the host cell
b. a virus that infects bacteria
c. the type of infection in which a virus does not immediately start replicating itself but inserts a piece of dna into the host cells genome which becomes activated at a later date
d. a virus that, upon infection of a host cell, makes a dna copy of its rna and inserts that piece of dna into the cells genome
e. the protein - coat that surrounds a virus
f. a piece of virus dna that becomes a part of a bacteriums genome until activated to produce new bacteriophages

Explanation:

Each term in Column A is matched to its corresponding definition in Column B based on biological definitions of viral structures and infection types.

Answer:

1. bacteriophage - b. a virus that infects bacteria
2. capsid - e. the protein coat that surrounds a virus
3. lysogenic infection - c. the type of infection in which a virus does not immediately start replicating itself but inserts a piece of DNA into the host cell's genome which becomes activated at a later date
4. lytic infection - a. a type of infection in which a virus immediately starts replicating in the host cell
5. prophage - f. a piece of virus DNA that becomes a part of a bacterium's genome until activated to produce new bacteriophages
6. retrovirus - d. a virus that upon infection of a host cell, makes a DNA copy of its RNA and inserts that piece of DNA into the cell's genome