CerebralXZC Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 Do bacteria and viruses divide, or replicate? Surely, if they are to divide, their total surface area / volume will never increase?
Delta1212 Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Bacteria grow and then divide. Viruses replicate by inserting their genetic material into a host cell and essentially turning that cell into a little virus factory.
Ringer Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Why wouldn't there ever be an increase in their surface area or volume? Bacteria eat things and can grow . . .
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