The genes to be resistant to an antibiotic already exist in the bacteria's genes. Those whose phenotypes are resistant to the antibiotic will survive the antibiotic which kills the other non-antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The surviving bacteria will then asexually reproduce, producing more antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
You are correct they will have 24 chromosomes
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b. the laboratory setting may not be a good representation of the real-world setting
Explanation:
The laboratory setting is different from the real world settings due to the real world settings having uncontrolled variables and conditions. Whereas the laboratory setting have controlled variables and conditions in which experiments could be performed under. The controlled or uncontrolled conditions could either influence the experiments positively or negatively.
The term cell was coined by Robert Hooke. The studies he was building of was the work of Van Leeuwenhoek.