Question

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

• A. Bacteria reproduce only by binary fission
• B. Under unfavourable conditions, bacteria produce several types of spores
• C. Bacteria reproduce by a sort of sexual reproduction by adopting a primitive type of RNA transfer from one bacterium to other
• D. Both (a) and (b)

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

The statement in option (a) is incorrect and can be corrected as
Binary fission is the common method of bacterial multiplication under favourable conditions. In this method, a mature bacterial cell divides equally form two daughter cells. They show sexual reproduction also. Rest of the statements are correct.