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The ability of living things to make copies of themselves is called?
reproduction
Can bacteria in beer make you sick?
BACTERIA release harmful toxins. VIRUSES take over your cells completely and make copies of themselves! : )
How is antibiotic resistance bacteria an example of natural selection?
When a population of bacteria is bombarded with antibiotics, the 'weak' ones will die. The ones with some resistance built in will survive, and divide to form a new population of copies of themselves, or a resistant population. This in itself is survival of the fittest in a very pure form.
Does bacteriophage feed on bacteria?
Yes, that is the meaning of the name " bacteriophage. " " bacteria eater. " Though they hijack the metabolic and replicative process of bacteria to replicate themselves and not actually eat the bacteria.
Do all living organisms reproduce offspring?
If reproduce means producing offspring/copies of itself, then yes. If reproduce means reproducing sexually (not asexually), then no. Bacteria reproduce through asexual reproduction -- making exact copies of themselves.
When an organism copies themselves what is it called?
Reproduction
How do cells divide to make exact copies of themselves?
Mitosis
What invades your cells making millions of copies of themselves?
A virus.
Do chromosomes make copies of themselves?
Yes, chromosomes make copies of themselves through a process called DNA replication. During cell division, each chromosome is duplicated to ensure that each daughter cell receives an identical set of genetic material.
What copies DNA quickly without using bacteria?
Polymerase chain reaction
The cells in your skin can make duplicate copies of themselves. This is called?
Mitosis
How does reproduction in bacteria occur?
it occurs when a cell copies its genetic material and splits into two.
