Binary fission

• What is binary fission?

  A process of cell division in bacteria
• What type of reproduction is binary fission?

  Asexual reproduction
• How is binary fission similar to mitosis?

  Both involve DNA replication and cell division
• What is the mean division time?

  The average time it takes for a bacterium to divide
• What happens to the number of bacteria each time they divide?

  The number doubles
• What is the formula to calculate the number of bacteria after a growth period?

  Number of bacteria at the beginning × 2^number of divisions
• Complete the following about binary fission:

  • Involves circular DNA & plasmids replicating
  • cytokinesis creates two daughter nuclei
  • each daughter cell has one copy of circular DNA and a variable number of plasmids