<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> A bacterial spore is a structure produced by bacteria that is resistant to many environmental or induced factors that the bacteria may be subjected to . Spores help bacteria survive by being resistant to extreme changes in the bacteria's habitat including extreme temperatures, lack of moisture / drought, or being exposed to chemicals and radiation, but it is still not clear where they get nutrition from in these conditions . Bacterial spores can also survive at low nutrient levels, as well as being resistant to antibiotics and disinfectants . These factors make it nearly impossible to eliminate bacterial spores, as they are found in many places, especially in food products . </P> <P> Most bacterial spores are not toxic and cause little harm, but some bacteria that produce spores can be pathogenic . Most spore - forming bacteria are contained in the bacillus and clostridium species but can be found in other species of bacteria as well . There are different types of spores including endospores, exospores, and spore - like structures called microbial cysts . Each of these aid the bacteria in survival and serve as protection for the cell . </P>

Which one of the following statements does not apply to bacterial reproduction