What is the structure in prokaryotic cells that often holds antibiotic resistance genes?

Frederick Griffith's experiments showed that formerly harmless IIR bacteria had become deadly in mice. This change took place when the harmless IIR bacteria were exposed to the remains of heat killed IIIS bacteria. Based on this experiment, what was the process that converted the harmless bacteria to a deadly strain?

What type of prokaryotic genetic recombination requires the presence of plasmids?

A bacterial cell must possess a __________ gene on the __________ in order to initiate conjugation.

Which of the following is false regarding plasmids?

Which of the following is false about conjugation?

I. It is a form of sexual reproduction

II. It forms a bridge between two bacterial cells; the bridge is called a plasmid

III. It involves transport of genetic material via vectors

Viruses can infect host cells by incorporating themselves into the host cell’s genome. Based on this information, what will you most likely find in a virus?

Which of these processes is the means by which a bacterium can directly uptake and incorporate foreign DNA from the environment into its genome?

Which of the following molecules will you least likely find in a plasmid structure?

Which of the following is true of both bacterial conjugation and meiosis?