Biological Classification Question 95
95. Viruses that infect bacteria, multiply and cause their lysis, are called
(a) lysozymes
(b) lipolytic
(c) lytic
(d) lysogenic
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Answer : c
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(c) Viruses that get integrated with the bacterial host genome are called lysogenic. Virus which transmit its DNA into bacterial cell and divide within bacterial cell causing breakdown of bacterial cell wall are called lytic virus. Lysozymes are lipolytic enzymes that catalyse breakdown of fats (lipids).
