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Binary fission
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- 1Where is binary fission used?In prokaryotic cells
- 2What are prokaryotic cells?A unicellular organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus, mitochondria, or any other membrane-bound organelle.
- 3What happens in binary fission?The circular DNA and plasmid(s) replicate. The cell gets bigger and the DNA strands move to opposite 'poles'. The cytoplasm divides and new cell walls form. The daughter cells each have one copy of the circular DNA but can have a variable number of the plasmid(s)
- 4What happens if the conditions become unfavourable?Bacteria cells will stop dividing and begin to die
- 5How could you figure out the total number of bacteria in a populationFind the mean division time. Amount of time / rate of division= number of divisions. 2 to the power of the number of divisions= number of cells
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- Year 10 Biology Flashcards on Binary fission, created by James Curry on 22/04/2018.
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