Question
Infections spread quickly when bacteria reproduce rapidly. Which best describes how bacterial cells reproduce themselves?
A bacterial cell will copy its DNA, and then split to produce two cells, each receiving one copy of the DNA.
Two different bacterial cells will combine DNA, and then split to produce four cells, each receiving one-fourth of the DNA.
Two different bacterial cells will combine DNA, and then split to produce two cells, each receiving one-half of the DNA.
A bacterial cell will divide its DNA in half, and then split to produce two cells, each receiving one-half of the DNA.
A bacterial cell will copy its DNA, and then split to produce two cells, each receiving one copy of the DNA.
Two different bacterial cells will combine DNA, and then split to produce four cells, each receiving one-fourth of the DNA.
Two different bacterial cells will combine DNA, and then split to produce two cells, each receiving one-half of the DNA.
A bacterial cell will divide its DNA in half, and then split to produce two cells, each receiving one-half of the DNA.
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GPT-4o mini
The best description of how bacterial cells reproduce is:
**A bacterial cell will copy its DNA, and then split to produce two cells, each receiving one copy of the DNA.**
This process is known as binary fission, where a bacterial cell duplicates its chromosome and then divides into two identical daughter cells, each containing a complete copy of the original DNA.
**A bacterial cell will copy its DNA, and then split to produce two cells, each receiving one copy of the DNA.**
This process is known as binary fission, where a bacterial cell duplicates its chromosome and then divides into two identical daughter cells, each containing a complete copy of the original DNA.