Question

Bacteria reproductive strategies include all of the following EXCEPT __________.

1) binary fission.
2) budding.
3) multiple fission.
4) formation of multinucleoid filaments that break apart into uninucleate spores.
5) fusion of two bacterial cells that then split into four uninucleate cells.

Answer 1

Bacteria primarily reproduce via asexual means, with binary fission being the most common method. Fusion of two bacterial cells to produce four unicellular cells, as described in the question, is not a bacterial reproductive strategy.

Step-by-step explanation:

The reproductive strategies for bacteria include a variety of asexual processes but not sexual reproduction. Binary fission is the most common method, where a bacterium replicates its DNA and splits into two identical daughter cells. Other forms of asexual reproduction include budding, where a new organism develops from an outgrowth or bud due to cell division at one particular site, and multiple fission, where a single organism splits into many daughter cells. Some bacteria form multinucleoid filaments that eventually break apart into uninucleate spores. However, the option "fusion of two bacterial cells that then split into four uninucleate cells" is inaccurate for bacterial reproduction; this describes a form of sexual reproduction which bacteria do not undergo. Therefore, the correct statement is option 5, the fusion of two bacterial cells that then split into four uninucleate cells, which does not represent a bacterial reproductive strategy.