Question

a mode of genetic exchange in which a plasmid or other genetic material is transferred from a donor to a recipient cell via a direct connection is called _______________.

asexual reproduction
conguation
replication

Explanation:

Conjugation is a genetic - exchange process where a plasmid or other genetic material is transferred from a donor to a recipient cell via a direct connection (a conjugation pilus). Asexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction that does not involve the fusion of gametes and is not related to this specific genetic - transfer mechanism. Replication is the process of copying DNA and is not the transfer of genetic material between cells via a direct connection.

Answer:

B. conjugation