Question 12
(Multiple Choice)
Use the following figure and information to answer the question. 
Cells were infected with approximately 1,000 copies of either virus A or virus B at the 0 time point. At five-minute intervals, a sample of the virus and cell mixture was removed. All intact cells were removed from the sample, and the number of viruses per milliliter of culture was determined and plotted in the graph above.
In a second experiment, 1 mL of each viral sample collected at 90 minutes post infection was mixed with new, uninfected cell cultures. Which of the following best describes these new cultures?
A) The new culture infected with virus A will require 60 minutes before new viral particles will be released into the culture.
B) The new culture infected with virus A will result in more infected cells than the new culture infected with virus B.
C) The new culture infected with virus B will have a shorter lytic cycle than seen in the original virus B culture.
D) The new culture infected with virus B will plateau with approximately 50,000 viral particles per milliliter of culture.
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