What Is the Significance of Bacterial Spore Formation? the Bacterium

question 16

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of bacterial spore formation? The bacterium

• A)becomes more sensitive to the effects of antibiotics.
• B)becomes more resistant to harsh environmental conditions.
• C)increases its reproductive activity.
• D)permanently loses its ability to cause disease.

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Definitions:

Mortality

The state or condition of being subject to death; the death rate within a given population or demographic.

Birth Rate

Birth rate is the number of live births per thousand people in a population over a given period of time.

R-Selected

A term used in ecology to describe organisms that produce many offspring, with a strategy focusing on quantity over quality for survival.

K-Selected

A term describing organisms that produce fewer offspring, with a greater emphasis on parental care and survival of each offspring.