All of these are steps in the lytic cycle of a temperate bacteriophage. Which happens second? entry release attachment assembly Solution Answer : entry is the second stage The order is attachment, entry, assembly and release. The lytic cycle involves the virus attaches itself to a specific host cell and enter into it, taking control of the host DNA to produce viral DNA and the viral proteins that provide the structural component of the bacteriophage, and then, when the cells has many new virus particles assembled,digesting the host cell wall from within and releasing the new viruses..