The breaking down of food in the mouth is the first step of the digestive process, It’s important because the food gets broken down into a form that can be absorbed and used.
With ideal environmental factors, bacteria are able to reproduce at a very rapid pace.
<h3>Bacterial reproduction</h3>
Bacteria reproduce mainly by a single cell dividing into two, given the right condition. In order words, they reproduced by binary fission.
When environmental conditions are optimum, a typical bacterial cell can divide every 4 to 20 minutes depending on the species.
The time can become longer with sub-optimal environmental conditions.
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