What is a potential benefit for bacteria that undergo recombination?

Bacterial Recombination and Transduction

Interactive Video
•
Biology, Science, Chemistry
•
9th - 12th Grade
•
Hard

Patricia Brown
FREE Resource
Read more
10 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Loss of genetic material
Decreased lifespan
Antibiotic resistance
Increased size
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a method of bacterial recombination?
Transformation
Replication
Conjugation
Transduction
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is DNA transferred between bacteria during transduction?
Through direct contact
Via a virus
By absorbing DNA from the environment
Through a pilus
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the role of viruses in the lytic pathway?
They remain dormant
They cause the host cell to burst
They help the host cell to grow
They integrate into the host genome
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the term 'obligate parasites' refer to in the context of viruses?
Viruses that do not cause disease
Viruses that can switch between hosts
Viruses that require a host to complete their life cycle
Viruses that can replicate independently
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In generalized transduction, what part of the host's DNA can bacteriophages transfer?
Only specific genes
Any portion of the DNA
Only plasmids
Only the entire genome
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What distinguishes specialized transduction from generalized transduction?
It transfers specific DNA segments
It occurs without a host
It does not involve viruses
It transfers any DNA
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Quizizz
11 questions
Genetic Engineering Concepts and Applications

Interactive video
•
9th - 12th Grade
6 questions
Viruses and Monerans: Video Quiz

Interactive video
•
10th - 12th Grade
11 questions
Toll-like Receptors and Signal Transduction

Interactive video
•
10th - 12th Grade
6 questions
Viruses and Monerans: Video Quiz

Interactive video
•
10th - 12th Grade
11 questions
CRISPR-Cas9 System Applications and Mechanisms

Interactive video
•
9th - 12th Grade
11 questions
Understanding Viral Testing Techniques

Interactive video
•
9th - 12th Grade
11 questions
Recombinant DNA Technology Concepts

Interactive video
•
9th - 12th Grade
10 questions
Bacteriophages and Their Mechanisms

Interactive video
•
9th - 12th Grade
Popular Resources on Quizizz
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Writing and Identifying Ratios Practice

Quiz
•
5th - 6th Grade
36 questions
Prime and Composite Numbers

Quiz
•
5th Grade
14 questions
Exterior and Interior angles of Polygons

Quiz
•
8th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade
Discover more resources for Biology
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade