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The Mississippi river water source is fed by Lake Itasca in Northern Minnesota.
"They are <span>multicellular" is not a characteristic of bacteria. Although it should be noted that the smallest life forms don't necessarily have to be bacterial. </span>
<span>Conjugation in which two cells temporarily combine in order to transfer genetic materials. After combination they then divide again, allowing of the information to pass and replace the previous members of the population.</span>