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Which Statement Regarding Drug-Resistant Bacteria Is False

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Which statement regarding drug-resistant bacteria is false?


A) Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are more fit for an environment where antibiotics are used frequently.
B) The ability to resist antibiotics may cause bacteria to be less fit in other environments where antibiotics are not present.
C) Bacteria that are sensitive to antibiotics have a reproductive advantage in all environments.
D) Bacteria with alleles for antibiotic resistance can pass that trait on to their offspring.
E) The phenotype of a bacterium determines its fitness for an environment where antibiotics are present.

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