Identify the steps of the lytic cycle. The pieces made in replication are
assembled to complete the new virus
particles.
The new viral nucleic acid and viral
proteins are replicated.
v The virus attaches to the host cell.
✓ The original virus releases a protein that
causes the cell wall to burst (lysis), killing
the cell and releasing viruses:
The host's DNA is disassembled and the
virus takes over the cell's metabolic
activity