_____ effectively limits how large a bacterium can grow. The bigger the bacterial cell, the less likely it is that nutrients can reach the cell's interior.
A)Conjugation
B)Differentiation
C)Transduction
D)Diffusion

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Diffusion is the process by which nutrients and other molecules move across the cell membrane into the bacterial cell. As the cell grows larger, the distance between the cell membrane and the interior of the cell becomes greater. This makes it more difficult for nutrients to diffuse into the cell, effectively limiting how large a bacterium can grow. Conjugation, differentiation, and transduction are all mechanisms of genetic transfer between bacteria and are not relevant to the limitation of bacterial size.

_____ Effectively Limits How Large a Bacterium Can Grow