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How many cells will a single E. coli cell produce in 2 hours and 40 minutes?
64 cells
What does 'fission' mean in the context of binary fission?
Splitting
What is binary in 'binary fission'?
Two parts
How many divisions occur if bacteria have a division time of 30 minutes in 2.5 hours?
5 divisions
If a bacterial cell has a mean division time of 30 minutes, how many cells will it produce in 2.5 hours?
32 cells
Give two things that help to maximize the rate of binary fission.
A warm environment and lots of nutrients.
How do you calculate the number of bacterial cells produced after a certain time?
Divide the total time by the mean division time to find the number of divisions, then calculate 2^number of divisions.
How is the mean division time defined?
The average amount of time it takes for one bacterial cell to divide into two.
What can cause bacterial cells to stop dividing?
Unfavorable conditions.
Under what conditions can bacteria divide very quickly?
Given the right conditions, e.g., a warm environment and lots of nutrients.
What can vary in the daughter cells produced by binary fission?
The number of copies of the plasmid(s) can vary.
How many copies of circular DNA does each daughter cell have?
Each daughter cell has one copy of the circular DNA.
How many daughter cells are produced at the end of binary fission?
Two daughter cells are produced.
What happens to the cell during the second step of binary fission?
The cell gets bigger and the circular DNA strands move to opposite 'poles' (ends) of the cell.
What type of cell division do prokaryotic cells use?
Binary Fission.
What is the first step in the process of binary fission?
The circular DNA and plasmid(s) replicate.
What begins to form as the cytoplasm starts to divide during binary fission?
New cell walls begin to form.
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