In the absence of meiosis and sexual reproduction, what general process allows genetic recombination among prokaryotes?

Bacteria are able to divide on a faster schedule than eukaryotic cells. Some bacteria can divide every 20 minutes, while the minimum time required by eukaryotic cells in a rapidly developing embryo is about once per hour, and most cells divide much less often than that. State at least two testable hypotheses explaining why bacteria can divide at a faster rate than eukaryotic cells.

Why is salt a good preservative to use for foods such as pork and fish?

Plasmids __________.

How is it possible that as many as 9 million mutations can arise each day in the population of E. coli inhabiting one human?

Which of the following statements about transformation is true?

An F⁺ bacterial cell __________.

Which of the following is/are true about R plasmids?

Genetic variation in bacterial populations cannot result froma. transduction.b. conjugation.c. mutation.d. meiosis.