Replication of prokaryotes and viruses

• What is the process bacteria undergo to divide?

  Binary fission
• What happens during binary fission?

  1. Circular DNA replicates, and attaches to the cell membrane
  2. Plasmids replicate
  3. Cell membrane grows between the DNA
  4. Cell membrane pinches inwards
  5. A new cell forms
• How do viruses replicate?

  Using a host cell
• Why are viruses non-living?

  They do not undergo metabolic processes like respiration

  They can’t detect stimuli

  They require a host cell to survive