Now those bacteria are starting to grow! To remind yourself, watch this video on bacterial growth (Links to an external site.)
. Oh no! Explain how bacteria grow by describing these four concepts below. Draw a picture and use words to help you explain what is going on. Be sure to include AND label all of the following key terms:
- 1) How do enzymes work?
- Enzyme (enzymes are proteins!)
- Active site
- Substrate(s)
- Product(s)
- Chemical reaction
- 2) Cell wall synthesis
- Peptidoglycan
- Cell wall synthesis enzymes
- Peptidoglycan cross links
- Cell wall
- What is the function of the cell wall?
- 3) Protein synthesis
- Transcription
- DNA, mRNA, RNA polymerase
- Translation
- mRNA, proteins, ribosomes
- What is the function of proteins?
- Where would you find proteins in the cell?
- 4) DNA replication
- DNA Replication
- Nucleotides, DNA polymerase, DNA
- Chromosomes
- What is the function of chromosomes?
- Where would you find a chromosome in a bacterial cell?
3) Then write a Discussion post that answers everything on the checklist (including your drawings) in a story.