Prokaryotic Cell Reproduction

Question 1

cell cycle

Answer 1

the life of a cell from the time it is produced to the time it divides into two daughter cells

Question 2

requirements of cell division

Answer 2

DNA replication
DNA split evenly into the two new cells
Division of cytoplasm

Question 3

reasons for asexual division

Answer 3

reproduction (unicellular organisms)
growth and development (multicellular organisms)
tissue repair (multicellular organisms)

Question 4

process of binary fission

Answer 4

• DNA replicated
• copied origins of replication anchored to opposite poles of the PM (via an actin-like cytoskeleton protein)
• cell doubles in size, elongation causing the chromosomes to separate
• via tubulin-like cytoskeleton protein, PM pinches inward and new cell wall is built
• result is two identical cells

Question 5

finite media

Answer 5

environment with limited nutrient sources

Question 6

binary fission

Answer 6

form of asexual reproduction where cells divide in half

-method of reproduction for most prokaryotes