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Bacteria Reproduction Quiz Answers
1. True or False: Male and female bacteria split and join together during
reproduction.
false 2. True or False: Bacteria can exchange DNA.
true 3. What is asexual reproduction?
Asexual reproduction is the process of forming a new individual from a single parent. 4. Describe binary fission. Include the processes that occur during binary
fission.
Binary fission is how bacteria reproduce. During binary fission, the chromosome copies itself, forming two genetically identical copies. Then, the cell enlarges and divides into two new daughter cells. The two daughter cells are identical to the parent cell. 5. The process of transformation was first observed by Frederick Griffith
when he noticed a strain of bacteria develop new characteristics. Why
did this occur in the bacteria?
The bacteria transformed, or developed new traits when it obtained new pieces of DNA. 6. What is the process in which DNA is transferred from one bacterium to
another?
a) conjugation
b) transformation
c) transduction
d) DNA transfer
7. What is the process in which a virus carries DNA from one bacteria to
another?
a) conjugation
b) transformation
c) transduction
d) recombination
8. In asexual reproduction, how does the new cell compare to the
parental cell?
a) they are the same size
b) they are genetically identical
c) they have the same organelles
d) all of the above
9. If binary fission takes 20 minutes, starting with 10 bacteria, how many
are there after 3 hours?
a) 80
b) 640
c) 5,120
d) 10,240
10. Sexual reproduction in bacteria occurs through what mechanism?
a) conjugation
b) transformation
c) transduction
d) Sexual reproduction does not occur in bacteria.