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Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of genetic variation in bacterial populations?
Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of genetic variation in bacterial populations?
What is the term used to describe the transfer of genetic material between bacterial cells through direct cell-to-cell contact?
What is the term used to describe the transfer of genetic material between bacterial cells through direct cell-to-cell contact?
Which of the following is a type of extrachromosomal DNA molecule that can replicate autonomously in bacterial cells?
Which of the following is a type of extrachromosomal DNA molecule that can replicate autonomously in bacterial cells?
What is the term used to describe the transfer of genetic material between bacterial cells through the uptake of free DNA from the environment?
What is the term used to describe the transfer of genetic material between bacterial cells through the uptake of free DNA from the environment?
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Which of the following is a type of genetic transfer in bacteria that involves the transfer of DNA by a bacteriophage?
Which of the following is a type of genetic transfer in bacteria that involves the transfer of DNA by a bacteriophage?
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What is the term used to describe the ability of a bacterial cell to take up and incorporate exogenous DNA?
What is the term used to describe the ability of a bacterial cell to take up and incorporate exogenous DNA?
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Which of the following is a small, circular DNA molecule that can replicate independently of the bacterial chromosome?
Which of the following is a small, circular DNA molecule that can replicate independently of the bacterial chromosome?
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What is the term used to describe the transfer of genetic material between bacterial cells through the exchange of plasmids?
What is the term used to describe the transfer of genetic material between bacterial cells through the exchange of plasmids?
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Which of the following is a type of genetic transfer in bacteria that involves the transfer of a sex pilus?
Which of the following is a type of genetic transfer in bacteria that involves the transfer of a sex pilus?
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What is the term used to describe the transfer of genetic material between bacterial cells through the replication of the bacterial chromosome?
What is the term used to describe the transfer of genetic material between bacterial cells through the replication of the bacterial chromosome?
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What is the function of the capsule in Streptococcus pneumoniae?
What is the function of the capsule in Streptococcus pneumoniae?
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In genetic transfer through conjugation, the DNA moves unidirectionally from the __________ to the __________.
In genetic transfer through conjugation, the DNA moves unidirectionally from the __________ to the __________.
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Which of the following is NOT a state in which genes involved in genetic transfer exist in the donor bacterium?
Which of the following is NOT a state in which genes involved in genetic transfer exist in the donor bacterium?
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What is the role of the pilus in bacterial conjugation?
What is the role of the pilus in bacterial conjugation?
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What is the significance of F plasmids in bacteria?
What is the significance of F plasmids in bacteria?
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What is the role of bacteriophages in transduction?
What is the role of bacteriophages in transduction?
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What is the term used to describe the transfer of genes between bacteria and archaea?
What is the term used to describe the transfer of genes between bacteria and archaea?
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What is the term used to describe bacteria resistant to several antibiotics?
What is the term used to describe bacteria resistant to several antibiotics?
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Mystery Microbe # 3 is responsible for Japanense individual ability to break down nori. What is the bacteria responsible and how did this bacterium obtain this ability?
Mystery Microbe # 3 is responsible for Japanense individual ability to break down nori. What is the bacteria responsible and how did this bacterium obtain this ability?
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The bacertia Borelia burgdorferi is responsable for tick born disease. What is not correct about this bacterium?
The bacertia Borelia burgdorferi is responsable for tick born disease. What is not correct about this bacterium?
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