Which of these statements about prokaryotes is correct?

A. Bacterial cells conjugate to mutually exchange genetic material.

B. Their genetic material is confined within vesicles known as plasmids.

C. The persistence of bacteria throughout evolutionary time is due to their lack of genetic variation.

D. They divide by binary fission, without mitosis or meiosis. Genetic variation in bacteria is not known to occur because of their asexual mode of reproduction

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Zion Ritter

Biology

2 October, 16:32

Which of these statements about prokaryotes is correct?

A. Bacterial cells conjugate to mutually exchange genetic material.

B. Their genetic material is confined within vesicles known as plasmids.

C. The persistence of bacteria throughout evolutionary time is due to their lack of genetic variation.

D. They divide by binary fission, without mitosis or meiosis. Genetic variation in bacteria is not known to occur because of their asexual mode of reproduction

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Dax Tanner · Answer 1

B

Explanation:

Bacteria give plasmids to the other one during conjugation, the first would've been true too if it hadn't said 'mutually' because usually its a one-way thing