Medical Quiz

Topics: Genetics: Viruses and Bacteria Quiz

Conjugation occurs when ________________.

A. None of these.

B. a virus injects DNA into the bacterium.

C. a plasmid is transferred from one bacteria to another.

D. bacteria take up DNA from the environment.

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How does the process of binary fission work in the asexual reproduction of bacteria?

A. Two cells join to become one larger cell. 

B. One cell splits into two cells with identical DNA. 

C. DNA material from the environment is added to the cell.

D. Bacteria can only reproduce via sexual reproduction, not asexual reproduction.