Which process would lead to offspring with the exact same genetic information as the parent? (1 point)
Responses
A plant growing from a seed.
A plant growing from a seed.
A bird laying an egg.
A bird laying an egg.
A bacterium splitting in two.
A bacterium splitting in two.
A tree growing from the stump of another tree.
A bacterium splitting in two.
The process that would lead to offspring with the exact same genetic information as the parent is "A bacterium splitting in two."
Explanation:
When a bacterium splits in two, it undergoes a process called binary fission. During binary fission, the bacterium replicates its genetic material and divides into two identical daughter cells. Each daughter cell receives an exact copy of the original bacterium's genetic information. Therefore, the offspring produced through binary fission have the same genetic information as the parent bacterium.