Viruses that infect bacteria, multiply and cause their lysis, are called
A.
lysozymes
B.
lipolytic
C.
lytic
D.
lysogenic
Answer :
lytic
Solution :
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).
Releted MCQ Question on Botany >> Biological Classification
Releted Question 1
Pick up the wrong statement
A.
Protista have photosynthetic and heterotrophic modes of nutrition
In the five-kingdom system of classification, which single kingdom out of the following can include blue green algae, nitrogen-fixing bacteria and methanogenic archaebacteria?