A(n) ________ is a Virus That Infects Bacterial Cells

Question

A(n) ________ is a virus that infects bacterial cells.
A) virion
B) prion
C) bacteriophage
D) nucleocapsid
E) envelope

Accepted Answer

A bacteriophage is a type of virus that infects and replicates within a bacterial host cell. They are also known as bacterial viruses. A virion is a complete viral particle outside of a host cell, a prion is a misfolded protein that can cause diseases, a nucleocapsid is the genetic material of a virus surrounded by a protein shell, and an envelope is a lipid membrane that surrounds some viruses.