10.1 Bacterial cell division

Question 1

reproduction of bacteria is

Answer 1

clonal

Question 2

each cell produced by cell division in bacteria is an ___ copy of the original cell

Answer 2

identical

Question 3

bacteria divide through

Answer 3

binary fission

Question 4

during binary fission what is replicated

Answer 4

the chromosome

Question 5

beginning of binary fission

Answer 5

replication of bacterial DNA at the origin of replication

Question 6

how does replication proceed from the origin to a specific site of termination

Answer 6

bidirectionally, in 2 directions around circular DNA

Question 7

cells grow by

Answer 7

elongation

Question 8

where does division occur

Answer 8

at the midcell

Question 9

what is the final event of replication

Answer 9

decantation (untangling) of the final replication products

Question 10

forms to divide the cell into 2 new cells

Answer 10

the septum

Question 11

the formation of a septum where a new cell membrane and cell wall are formed to separate the 2 daughter cells

Answer 11

septation

Question 12

what does septation begin with

Answer 12

the formation of a ring composed of FtsZ proteins

Question 13

the structure of FtsZ proteins is similar to

Answer 13

eukaryotic tubulin