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What will be an ideal response?


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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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A. cohesion. B. pneumatophores. C. adhesion. D. water pressure. E. root pressure.

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A) It may be carried on a plasmid. B) It may be transferred from one bacterium to another during conjugation. C) It may be due to enzymes that degrade some antibiotics. D) It is found only in gram-negative bacteria. E) It may be due to increased uptake of a drug.

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