How do bacteria reproduce?

How do bacteria reproduce?
  1. By fission only
  2. By producing spores only
  3. By a primitive type of DNA transfer only
  4. By fission, producing spores, and a primitive type of DNA transfer

Solution

Bacteria reproduce mainly by fission, sometimes produce spores under unfavorable conditions, and also reproduce by a sort of sexual reproduction through a primitive type of DNA transfer.

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