Please Use the Following Information to Answer the Question(s) Below

question 44

Multiple Choice

Please use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
A hypothetical bacterium swims among human intestinal contents until it finds a suitable location on the intestinal lining. It adheres to the intestinal lining using a feature that also protects it from bacteriophages and dehydration. Fecal matter from a human in whose intestine this bacterium lives can spread the bacterium, even after being mixed with water and boiled. The bacterium is not susceptible to the penicillin family of antibiotics. It contains no plasmids and relatively little peptidoglycan.
-In which feature(s) should one be able to locate a complete chromosome of this bacterium?
1) nucleolus
2) pili
3) endospore
4) nucleoid

• A) 4 only
• B) 1 and 3
• C) 2 and 3
• D) 3 and 4
• E) 2, 3, and 4

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Definitions:

Littoral Zone

The shallow nearshore area of a body of water, where sunlight can reach the bottom, supporting diverse aquatic plants and animals.

Limnetic Zone

The open surface waters in a freshwater habitat, away from the shore, where there is enough light penetration to support photosynthesis.

Profundal Zone

The deep zone of a body of water, below the range of effective light penetration, where photosynthesis cannot occur.

Hydrothermal Vents

Openings in the seafloor that emit hot, mineral-rich water, supporting unique ecosystems.