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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
Primary Language
 
n = 1536
6–8
n = 930
9–12
n = 602
Male
n = 718
Female
n = 786
English
n = 1361
Other
n = 133
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%