Why Is Lysogeny Advantageous to a Bacteriophage

question 11

Multiple Choice

Why is lysogeny advantageous to a bacteriophage?

• A) it speeds up the viral infection cycle.
• B) the genetic material of the bacteriophage is amplified many times over that seen in a lytic phage.
• C) it allows the bacteriophage to infect cells it would not normally infect.
• D) it allows the bacteriophage to destroy the host cell's DNA.
• E) it enables the bacteriophage to take over the cell.

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Definitions:

Contact Metamorphism

A type of metamorphism that occurs when rocks are heated by the intrusion of hot magma without melting.

Subduction

The process whereby one tectonic plate moves under another plate and is forced to sink into the mantle, often leading to volcanic activity and earthquakes.

Normal Faulting

A type of faulting where the crust is extended and the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.

Partly Metamorphic

Relating to rocks that have been partially altered in structure or composition by heat, pressure, or chemical processes.