AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

CELL DIVISION AND CANCEROUS CELLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Bacteria reproduce asexually by a process called
A
replication
B
meiosis
C
mitosis
D
binary fission
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bacteria reproduce through a process called binary fission. During binary fission, the chromosome copies itself, forming two genetically identical copies. Then, the cell enlarges and divides into two new daughter cells. Each daughter cell receives one copy of the replicated chromosome.

Detailed explanation-2: -Binary fission is the process through which asexual reproduction happens in bacteria. During binary fission, a single organism becomes two independent organisms. Binary fission also describes the duplication of organelles in eukaryotes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Microorganisms reproduce by binary fission, producing two daughter cells identical to the parent cell.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bacterial binary fission is similar in some ways to the mitosis that happens in humans and other eukaryotes. In both cases, chromosomes are copied and separated, and the cell divides its cytoplasm to form two new cells.

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