Question

cells in a petal on a rose bush a bacterium
which of the following statements are true? select all that apply.

• if the bacterium divides, it will become a multicellular organism.
• when a rose bush cell divides, it copies its parts and then splits into two cells.
• a rose bush cell can divide to form two rose bushes.
• the bacterium was formed when another bacteriums cell divided.

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Explanation:

• A bacterium dividing produces two separate bacteria (unicellular), not a multicellular organism (falsifies first statement).
• Cell division (e.g., mitosis in rose cells) involves copying cellular components then splitting into two cells (supports second statement).
• A single rose cell divides to make new cells for growth/repair, not two entire rose bushes (falsifies third statement).
• Bacteria reproduce asexually via binary fission, so new bacteria come from parent cell division (supports fourth statement).

Answer:

B. When a rose bush cell divides, it copies its parts and then splits into two cells, D. The bacterium was formed when another bacterium's cell divided.