Bacterial Division (Higher )

• Bacteria multiply by simple cell division
• What is binary fission ?

  when one bacterial cell splits into two bacterial cell
• When can binary fission be carried out ?

  once every 20 minutes as long as they have enough nutrients and the temperature is suitable
• How do you calculate the number of bateria presents ?

  number of bacteria =2 n

  n=numbers of rounds of division
• Example on how to work out how many bacteria there are

  3 hours = 180 minutes

  180/20 = 9 rounds of division

  number of bacterium = 2^9=512

  standard form = 5.12 x 10^2