Item CE118002: Bacteria need food and a way to eliminate wastes in order to function.

Bacteria are single-celled, microscopically small organisms.  What do bacteria need to function?

  1. Bacteria need food and a way to eliminate wastes.
  2. Bacteria need food, but they do not need a way to eliminate wastes.
  3. Bacteria need a way to eliminate wastes, but they do not need food.
  4. Bacteria do not need a way to eliminate wastes, and they do not need food.
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Language
6–8 9–12 Male Female Primary Language is English Primary Language is not English
A. 44% 45% 44% 45% 44% 44% 46%
B. 27% 27% 26% 28% 25% 27% 21%
C. 16% 17% 16% 15% 18% 16% 15%
D. 13% 12% 14% 12% 13% 12% 18%