Bacterial Reproduction • Can reproduce at a phenomenal rate if conditions are favorable. • The cells divide by a process called binary fission. – Copy their DNA and divide http://candaceb.myweb.uga.edu/Bin ary%20Fission.html • HOW FAST? In 24 hours, one cell could give rise to a bacterial colony equivalent in mass to 15,000 humans. But, few can sustain exponential growth for very long. Why?
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Bacterial Reproduction• Can reproduce at a phenomenal rate
if conditions are favorable.• The cells divide by a process
called binary fission. – Copy their DNA and divide