Campbell Biology in Focus
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Chapter 24, Problem 11TYU
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How the small size and high reproductive rate of bacteria results in a big population and high
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Bacteria are unicellular, prokaryotic organism. They are one of the earliest forms of life on Earth. They reproduce asexually through binary fission. Due to their unicellularity and property to divide into two daughter cells, they are considered to be biologically immortal.
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