Cell Reproduction

Question 1

Bacterial replication

Answer 1

Replicates through binary fission

Asexual division of a bacterial cell into two daughter cells

Cell grows and chromosomes replicate

Cell membrane grows and forms a septum

This splits the cell into 2 identical cells

Question 2

Viral replication

Answer 2

Virion attaches to host cell membrane at receptor site

If bacteriophage- cell wall is softened by lysozyme from tail plate

If whole virus enters it must be uncoated to release DNA/RNA

Virus takes control over cells metabolism

Redirects cell to produce large number or viral components

Components reassembled into fully infective viral particles (virions)

Released by rupture of cell or budding through cell membrane