AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Bacterial binary fission is the process that bacteria use to carry out cell division. Binary fission is similar in concept to the mitosis that happens in multicellular organisms (such as plants and animals), but its purpose is different.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bacteria have a single, circular DNA chromosome but no nucleus. Therefore, mitosis is not necessary in bacterial cell division.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prokaryotic cells can reproduce asexually only through binary fission. Binary fission is the process by which a bacterial cell splits into two identical daughter cells. This is a very fast process and contributes to the rapid growth and replication of bacteria. Mitosis and meiosis are only found in eukaryotic cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mitosis: Key Takeaways. Binary fission and mitosis are both forms of asexual reproduction in which a parent cell divides to form two identical daughter cells. Binary fission occurs primarily in prokaryotes (bacteria), while mitosis only occurs in eukaryotes (e.g., plant and animal cells).

Detailed explanation-5: -Meiosis does not occur in archaea or bacteria, which generally reproduce asexually via binary fission. However, a “sexual” process known as horizontal gene transfer involves the transfer of DNA from one bacterium or archaeon to another and recombination of these DNA molecules of different parental origin.