Biology (Binary fission)

Bacteria can divide very quickly when given the right conditions. The prime condition is a warm environment and lots of nutrients.

What are the optimum conditions for bacteria to divide?

The cells will stop dividing and eventually begin to die.

What happened to cells in unfavourable environments?

Step four: the cytoplasm divides and two new daughter cells are produced. Each daughter cell has one copy of the circular DNA, but can I have a very able number of copies of the plasmid(s).

What is step four in the process of binary fission?

Step one: the circular DNA and plasmid(s) replicate.

What is step one in the process of binary fission?

Step three: the cytoplasm begins to divide and new cell walls begin to form.

What is step three in the process of binary fission?

Step two: the cell gets bigger and the circular DNA strands move to the opposite 'the poles' (ends) of the cell.

What is step two in the process of binary fission?

The main division time is just the average amount of time it takes for one bacterial cell to divide into two. If you know the main division time of a cell you can work out how many times it has divided in a certain amount of time, and so the number of cells it has produced in that time.

What is the mean 'division time'?

Binary fission.

What is the name for prokaryotic cell replication?

Binary fission is when prokaryotic cells, such as bacteria, replicate by a type of simple cell division. They cell makes copies of its genetic material, before splitting into two daughter cells.

Give a brief definition for binary fission.