Refer to the figure below to answer the following question.A researcher discovers a new bacteria whose genome is ~8 Mb in size.What type of bacteria is this likely to be?

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Free-living bacteria generally have a larger genome size (ranging from 0.5 Mb to 13 Mb) compared to obligate parasites and symbionts. The size of the genome is directly related to the complexity and functionality of an organism, and as a free-living bacteria would need to perform a wide range of functions to survive, it would likely have a relatively larger genome size. Therefore, this new bacteria is likely to be a free-living bacteria.

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