NEET Biology question

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Consider the following statements I. Bacteria reproduce only by binary fission II. Under unfavourable conditions, bacteria produce several types of spores III. Bacteria reproduce by a sort of sexual reproduction by adopting a primitive type of DNA transfer from one bacterium to other Which of the statements given below are correct?

Answer: (C)

Solution

Statement I is false because it says bacteria reproduce "only" by binary fission, while bacteria also reproduce through spore formation and a primitive sexual-like process. Statement II is true: under unfavourable conditions, bacteria produce

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