Question

Cells that live in the ocean are often starved for phosphate and so their growth is P limited. Cells that need less P to grow will have an advantage over cells that needs lots of P to grow. Which of the following might provide an evolutionary advantage to a bacterium growing in an environment where P is scarce. Check all possible answers which apply: a. the cells evolve to have very few proteins per cell b. the cells evolve to have a very small number of ribosomes c. the cells evolve to have a very small genome d.the cells evolve to have a very small diameter e. the cells evolve a cell wall that lacks peptidoglycan

Answer 1

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