Use the Following Figure and Information to Answer the Question

question 44

Multiple Choice

Use the following figure and information to answer the question. Cells were infected with approximately 1,000 copies of either virus A or virus B at the 0 time point. At five-minute intervals, a sample of the virus and cell mixture was removed. All intact cells were removed from the sample, and the number of viruses per milliliter of culture was determined and plotted in the graph above.
In a second experiment, 1 mL of each viral sample collected at 90 minutes post infection was mixed with new, uninfected cell cultures. Which of the following best describes these new cultures?

• A) The new culture infected with virus A will require 60 minutes before new viral particles will be released into the culture.
• B) The new culture infected with virus A will result in more infected cells than the new culture infected with virus B.
• C) The new culture infected with virus B will have a shorter lytic cycle than seen in the original virus B culture.
• D) The new culture infected with virus B will plateau with approximately 50,000 viral particles per milliliter of culture.

---

Definitions:

U.S. Troops

Military personnel and soldiers of the United States, often engaged in national defense and international peacekeeping missions.

Foreign Capital

Investment of money from countries outside the recipient country, typically involved in international trade, investment, and financial markets, which can influence economic development.

Mexican War

Controversial war with Mexico for control of California and New Mexico, 1846–1848; the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo fixed the border at the Rio Grande and extended the United States to the Pacific coast, annexing more than a half-million square miles of Mexican territory.

Fifty-four Forty

A historical slogan from the U.S. presidential election of 1844, expressing the goal of expanding U.S. territorial claims in the Oregon Territory up to latitude 54°40′ north.