NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyBiological ClassificationPractice
Which of the following statement is correct about reproduction in bacteria?
Options
- AIn bacteria reproduction occurs mainly by binary fission.
- BSpores are formed under unfavorable condition in some bacteria only.
- CSexual reproduction occurs by a primitive type of transfer of DNA from one bacterium to another
- DAll of these
Correct answer
D. All of these
Step-by-step solution
Bacteria is a prokaryotic cell which lacks cytoskeleton, thus mitosis and meiosis are absent. It reproduces mainly by binary fission and sexual reproduction occurs by primitive type of gene transfer, by transformation, transduction and conjugation.