Mechanisms of Gene Transfer in Bacteria Quiz

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What is the main mechanism of gene transfer that involves the recipient cell uptaking free DNA from the environment?

  • Transformation (correct)
  • Conjugation
  • Transduction
  • Generalized transduction

Which type of transduction involves bacterial DNA randomly incorporated with viral DNA?

  • Specialized transduction
  • Conjugation
  • Generalized transduction (correct)
  • Transformation

What is the process where bacterial genes are transferred by a bacteriophage from one cell to another?

  • Specialized transduction
  • Conjugation
  • Transduction (correct)
  • Transformation

Which part of metabolism is known as the constructive phase?

<p>Anabolism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the degradative process in catabolism that involves oxidation-reduction reactions?

<p>Coupled reactions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In specialized transduction, what happens to the bacterial DNA adjacent to the viral DNA in the bacteria?

<p>It is packaged into a new virus particle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the transfer of genetic material from a donor cell to a recipient cell?

<p>Conjugation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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