Some bacteria exhibit a primitive form of behavior in that they can sense the properties of their environments and use that ability to make adaptive responses. Which of the following are NOT capabilities of any known bacterium?

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All the capabilities listed (A through D) are indeed exhibited by some bacteria. For example, magnetotactic bacteria can orient themselves along the Earth's magnetic field, bacteria can aggregate in response to chemical signals (quorum sensing), some can move to find nutrients or light by moving upward in the water column, and bacterial conjugation involves the transfer of DNA between individual bacteria.

Some Bacteria Exhibit a Primitive Form of Behavior in That