A Nursing Student Asks a Nurse to Clarify the Differences

Multiple Choice

A nursing student asks a nurse to clarify the differences between the mechanisms of spontaneous mutation and conjugation in acquired resistance of microbes. What will the nurse say?

A) Conjugation results in a gradual increase in resistance.
B) Conjugation results in random changes in the microbe's DNA.
C) Spontaneous mutation leads to resistance to only one antimicrobial agent.
D) Spontaneous mutation can transfer DNA from one organism to another.