What Aspect of the Viral Life Cycle Depicted in the Illustration

question 60

Multiple Choice

What aspect of the viral life cycle depicted in the illustration below explains the pathology associated with a viral infection?

• A)Infected cells produce new virus particles rather than the proteins associated with normal cell activity and homeostasis.
• B)Newly replicated virus particles are released by budding, a process that depletes the cell membrane.
• C)The immune response to the presence of viral protein may be extremely intense.
• D)Retroviral insertion of DNA causes immediate cell death.

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Definitions:

Level of Significance

A threshold used in hypothesis testing to determine if a result is statistically significant, often represented by the alpha (α) level.

Population Proportion

The ratio of members in a group to the entire population that share a particular characteristic.

Alternative Hypothesis

In hypothesis testing, the hypothesis that proposes a difference or effect, contrary to the null hypothesis, which implies no effect or difference.

Null Hypothesis

A statement or assumption that there is no effect or no difference, and it serves as the starting point for statistical testing.