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A hypothetical bacterium swims among human intestinal contents until it finds a suitable location on the intestinal lining.It adheres to the intestinal lining using a feature that also protects it from bacteriophages and dehydration.Fecal matter from a human in whose intestine this bacterium lives can spread the bacterium,even after being mixed with water and boiled.The bacterium is not susceptible to the penicillin family of antibiotics.It contains no plasmids and relatively little peptidoglycan.
-In which feature(s)should you be able to locate a complete chromosome of this bacterium?
1)nucleolus
2)pili
3)endospore
4)nucleoid
A)4 only
B)1 and 3
C)2 and 3
D)3 and 4
E)2,3,and 4

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The only feature listed that could contain a complete chromosome is the nucleoid, as it is the region of the bacterial cell that contains the genomic DNA. Endospores are structures that can protect the bacterium from harsh environmental conditions but do not contain DNA. Pili are hair-like structures used for attachment, motility, and transfer of genetic material but do not contain the chromosome. The nucleolus is a structure found in eukaryotic cells and is not present in bacteria.

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