4A: The Prokaryotic Cell Cycles
Outcome:
Prokaryotic cells replicate through binary fission
Engage:
If a bacterial cell is able to complete binary fission every 20 minutes, how many bacterial cells would there be in a location after 9 hours assuming there was one to begin with?
Learning Tasks
Read Chapter 4A
Complete the following in your books:
What is the purpose of cell replication?
What does exponential growth mean?
By what process do bacteria replicate? What type of reproduction is this?
Outline the process of Binary Fission. Make sure you have table 2 from the textbook in your notes.
Edrolo questions 4A Q1-19