Question 3

(Short Answer)

Match the missing words in the following phrase. Most bacteria have [A] chromosomes, but a few species have [B] chromosomes. Bacteria also have [C] DNA, some of which can be passed between [D]. The most common type of these is [E], which can replicate [F] of the chromosome.

Answer

a. A = circular
b. B = linear
c. C = extrachromosomal
d. D = generations
e. E = plasmids
f. F = independently