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exam lesson name: introduction to biotechnology
exam number 700795rr
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question 8 of 20 :
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1. which of the following are bacterial cells that can be easily transformed?

a. bacteriophage
b. dna library
c. competent cells
d. viral cells
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Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Bacteriophage are viruses that infect bacteria, not bacterial cells themselves, so they can't be transformed as bacterial cells.
• Option B: A DNA library is a collection of DNA fragments, not bacterial cells, so it's not relevant to bacterial transformation.
• Option C: Competent cells are bacterial cells that have been treated to take up foreign DNA easily, so they are the bacterial cells that can be easily transformed.
• Option D: Viral cells (viruses) are not bacterial cells, so they don't fit the question's context.

Answer:

C. Competent cells