Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

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Published on: August 21, 2026

Bacteria reproduce by a sort of sexual reproduction by adopting a primitive type of RNA transfer from one bacterium to other and

Under unfavourable conditions, bacteria produce several types of spores

Bacteria reproduce only by binary fission

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Statement is incorrect because bacteria exchange DNA, not RNA, during their primitive form of sexual reproduction (genetic recombination such as conjugation).

Statement is incorrect because bacteria primarily produce only one type of highly resistant spore called an endospore under unfavorable conditions, rather than "several types" of spores.

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