Binary fission Flashcards
1
Q
bacteria divide by…
A
binary fission
2
Q
binary fission can be described as two things:
A
reproduction and cell division
3
Q
binary fission is ______ reproduction
A
asexual
4
Q
binary fission requires bacteria to do two things:
A
grow and replicate genetic material
5
Q
steps of binary fission:
A
cell grows, genetic material duplicates, forms new cell wall and membrane, splits into two cells
6
Q
bacterial populations grow
A
incredibly quickly
7
Q
mean division
A
time/mean division = number of rounds of division in the time
number of rounds * 2 to the power of time
