26. Prokaryotes

What does it mean when a bacterial cell is naturally competent?

Bacterial cells can become competent in two ways, which are:

Transduction is a form of horizontal gene transfer which requires a carrier for the genetic information being transferred. What is this carrier and what is it made of?

How is conjugation different from the two other forms of horizontal gene transfer, transformation and transduction?

Which of the following is NOT a function of pili?

During conjugation, the ____ cell transfers its ___________ to the recipient cell.

What is the purpose of the conjugative plasmid in conjugation?

What is the process where DNA is transferred from one bacterial cell to another through a pilus?

Which of the following statements about conjugation is true?

Which of the following statements about conjugation is false?

i. Conjugation is a form of horizontal gene transfer.

ii. Conjugation forms a bridge between two bacterial cells called a plasmid.

iii. Conjugation involves the transfer of genetic information via bacteriophages.

For a bacterium to be able to conjugate it must possess a _____ with genes that encode a _____.

Hfr strains of bacteria:

What is transferred between two bacterial cells in Hfr conjugation?