What is it called when an organism signals another that their interaction?

Can bacteria reproduce in a way such that when you start out with two bacteria, you get five bacteria? why or why not? * a. yes, because bacteria reproduce sexually, and can produce any number of offspring, just as humans do. b. no, because bacteria grow at an exponential rate. c. no, because when bacteria reproduce, they split into two parts, and two bacteria splitting would result in four bacteria.

Which set of terms best describes a community of miners who live out in the countryside of west virginia and use specialized geographical equipment to analyze the composition of rocks

2. which is the last step in the scientific method?