What is the primary function of the lipid envelope in enveloped viruses during the attachment phase?

• A. It helps the virus enter the host cell by facilitating fusion.
• B. It prevents the virus from attaching to the host cell receptors.
• C. It provides a platform for spike proteins to interact with host cell receptors.
• D. It protects the virus from degradation in the host cell immune responses.

Answer: (C)