Multiple Choice
Imagine an experiment in which the nitrogen-fixing capacity of a nitrogen-fixing bacterium is selectively knocked out (all other functions remain intact) . This knockout strain is then placed in competition with an unaltered bacterium (the control) under two circumstances: one in which ammonia and other sources of fixed nitrogen are abundant, and one in which these sources are limiting (only N2 is readily available) . Assume that the nitrogen-fixing capacity in the control is present all the time (not regulated) . Which of the following would be the most likely result?
A) The knockout strain would outcompete the control strain in the abundant condition and lose to the control strain in the limiting condition.
B) The knockout strain would outcompete the control strain in the abundant condition and be competitively equal to the control strain in the limiting condition.
C) The knockout strain would outcompete the control strain in both conditions.
D) The knockout strain would outcompete the control strain in the limiting condition and be competitively equal in the abundant condition.
E) The knockout strain would outcompete the control strain in the limiting condition and lose to the control strain in the abundant condition.
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