James comes into contact with a small amount of the bacteria streptococcus. within two days, he is exhibiting signs of the infection: sore throat, fever, etc. what can we assume about the bacteria that james originally contracted?

it mutated, becoming harmful and infectious to its human host.

it continued to reproduce asexually through the process of binary fission.

it divided and multiplied through mitosis until it spread throughout his body.

it conjugated with the cells in his body, causing them to become infected.

The correct answer is option B, that is, It continued to reproduce asexually through the process of binary fission.

Explanation:

Streptococcus is a bacterial species and within the body system, it is considered as a pathogen. Of the given options, it cannot be A, as bacteria usually don't mutate, option C is also incorrect as bacteria do not divide by the process of mitosis, and option D is also incorrect as the streptococcus bacteria cannot conjugate or bind with self-cells anyhow. Thus, the correct option would be B as bacteria replicates by the procedure of binary fission.

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