The steps of the lytic cycle of viral reproduction are listed below, but they are not in the correct order. I. virus uses host's cellular machinery to replicate its nucleic acids and synthesize other necessary viral components II. virus causes host cell to lyse III. virus attaches to host cell IV. virus inserts its nucleic acids into host cell V. new viruses are assembled using newly synthesized viral components Which of the following lists the above steps in the correct order?

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The steps of the lytic cycle of viral reproduction are listed below, but they are not in the correct order. I.	virus uses host's cellular machinery to replicate its nucleic acids and synthesize other necessary viral components  II.	virus causes host cell to lyse  III.	virus attaches to host cell  IV.	virus inserts its nucleic acids into host cell  V.	new viruses are assembled using newly synthesized viral components Which of the following lists the above steps in the correct order?

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First, the virus has to find and attach to a host. Then, it can inject it's DNA (or RNA, depending on the virus) into the host, causing the host to replicate the viral DNA instead of it's own. In this way, the virus forces the host to make new copies of the virus. This continues until there are so many copies of the virus that the host cell bursts, releasing the viruses. So the order is III, IV, I, V, II.