Some Individual Microbes Secrete Small Molecules That Induce Other Microbes

Multiple Choice

Some individual microbes secrete small molecules that induce other microbes to settle nearby. The aggregation that forms responds collectively to stimuli and moves in common to new sites and secretes mucilage. This process is called:

A) pre-sociality
B) muco-aggregation
C) archae sociality
D) quorum sensing
E) mass-settling