Binary Fission

Question 1

What type of cells use binary fission?

Answer 1

Prokaryotic cells e.g. bacteria

Question 2

What is binary fission?

Answer 2

A means of asexual reproduction or cell division

Question 3

What are plasmids?

Answer 3

They are circles of DNA which contain non essential genes.

Question 4

Process of binary fission

Question 5

1

Answer 5

The genetic material (chromosomal DNA (Circular DNA) and plasmids) is replicated

Question 6

2

Answer 6

The cell expands and the circular DNA moves to opposite poles of the cell and the plasmids are arranged randomly on either side (no set amount of them)

Question 7

3

Answer 7

The cytoplasm begins to divide and new cell walls begin to form

Question 8

4

Answer 8

Once the cell wall is complete and the cytoplasm divides, 2 daughter cells are produced - each daughter cell will have one copy of the chromosomal DNA however the amount of plasmids will be random (a variable number)

Question 9

What type of reproduction is binary fission?

Answer 9

its a type of asexual reproduction for cells as well as a type of cell division

Question 10

How often do bacteria multiply by binary fission given they have enough nutrients and a suitable temp?

Answer 10

Bacteria multiply by binary fission as often as once every 20 minutes if they have enough nutrients and a suitable temperature.