Bacteria hold their DNA is region inside of their outer membrane, What is this region called?

A) capsule
B) nucleoid
C) cell wall
D) flagella
E) fimbriae


Answer: B) nucleoid

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What will be an ideal response?

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The action of a new drug is unknown, so you test various aspects of eukaryotic cell processes looking for an effect. You notice that the survival of cells exposed to this drug is very low

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