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- Biological Classification
NEET · Botany · Biological Classification
How do bacteria reproduce?
How do bacteria reproduce?
Options
- ABy fission only
- BBy producing spores only
- CBy a primitive type of DNA transfer only
- DBy fission, producing spores, and a primitive type of DNA transfer
Correct answer
D. By fission, producing spores, and a primitive type of DNA transfer
Step-by-step solution
Bacteria reproduce mainly by fission. Sometimes, under unfavourable conditions,they produce spores. They also reproduce by a sort of sexual reproduction by adopting a primitive type of DNA transfer from one bacterium to the other.