Question

A virus that can reproduce without killing its host is called a

• A. temperate virus
• B. lytic virus
• C. retroactive virus
• D. virion

Answer 1

The correct option is A temperate virus

A virus is a pathogen lacking cellular machinery and structure. It only consists of its genome that may or may not is encapsulated in a protein coat. Viruses infect living cells and take up the host's cell machinery. They replicate inside the host cell by lytic and lysogenic life cycles or pathways. In the lysogenic pathway, a virus integrates its genome with that of the host cell. This way it can reproduce infinitely without killing its host. This type of virus is called as a latent or temperate virus.

So, the correct option is 'temperate virus'.