Biology 2010 Student Edition

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 9780133669510
ISBN 13: 978-0-13366-951-0

Chapter 20, Viruses and Prokaryotes - 20.1 - Viruses - 20.1 Assessment - Page 579: 2a

Answer

In the first case, the virus enters the bacterial cell and uses it for reproduction purposes, which results in bursting of the bacterial cell wall. In the second case, virus injects viral DNA in the host cell and uses it for its reproduction

Work Step by Step

In the first case, the virus enters the bacterial cell and uses it for reproduction purposes, which results in bursting of the bacterial cell wall. In the second case, virus injects viral DNA in the host cell and uses it for its reproduction
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