Question

The bacteria in a colony are unable to perform conjugation. How would this hurt the bacterial colony's chance for survival?

A. The bacteria would lose all their RNA.

B. The colony could not produce bacteriophages.

C. The colony would have less genetic variation

D. The bacteria in the colony could not reproduce.

Answer 1

The colony would have less genetic variation. The Bacteria in the colony would be too genetically similar

Answer 2

The bacteria living in a colony is aunable to perform the conjugation as they have less chances of survivial due to the colony is less genetically divere. Thus the option C is correct.

What is conjugation ?

This is a process wherein organism of the same species like the bacteria, exchange the nuclear mating materials during a temporary union and are capable of transferring one consent form from one organism to another. Thus the lack of genetic variation will lead to fewer chances of species survival.

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