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Question 55

A bacterium copies its DNA and splits into two cells by its usual reproductive process. What is this process?

  1. Osmosis
  2. Binary fissionCorrect answer
  3. Photosynthesis
  4. Mitosis

Explanation

Binary fission is the common process by which bacteria reproduce by splitting into two cells. Mitosis is nuclear division in eukaryotic cells, so it is not the usual description for a bacterium without a nucleus.

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