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Item CE084002: Bacteria need both molecules from food and water to function.

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

  1. Bacteria need molecules from food and water.
  2. Bacteria need molecules from food, but they do not need water.
  3. Bacteria need water, but they do not need molecules from food.
  4. Bacteria do not need water, and they do not need molecules from food.
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 6388
6–8
n = 3986
9–12
n = 2384
Male
n = 3120
Female
n = 3149
English
n = 5680
Other
n = 555
A. 49% 49% 48% 47% 50% 49% 47%
B. 17% 17% 16% 18% 16% 16% 20%
C. 19% 18% 21% 21% 18% 19% 17%
D. 16% 16% 15% 15% 16% 15% 17%