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What is the most elemental structural property of bacteria?
What is the most elemental structural property of bacteria?
- Cell morphology (correct)
- Cell size
- Cell membrane fluidity
- Cell wall composition
What is a typical shape of bacteria described in the text?
What is a typical shape of bacteria described in the text?
- Globulus
- Coccus (correct)
- Ovalis
- Rhombus
What is a characteristic of cell shape in bacteria?
What is a characteristic of cell shape in bacteria?
- It is generally specific to a bacterial species (correct)
- It remains constant regardless of growth conditions
- It is identical in all bacterial species
- It is determined by the number of flagella
Which type of bacteria shape is described as rod-like?
Which type of bacteria shape is described as rod-like?
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What is unique about the cell structure of bacteria compared to archaea and eukaryotes?
What is unique about the cell structure of bacteria compared to archaea and eukaryotes?
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Bacterial Structure
- The most elemental structural property of bacteria is the peptidoglycan cell wall.
- A typical shape of bacteria is spherical, rod-like, or spiral.
- A characteristic of cell shape in bacteria is that it is maintained by the cell wall.
- Bacillus is a type of bacteria that is described as rod-like.
- What is unique about the cell structure of bacteria compared to archaea and eukaryotes is the presence of a peptidoglycan cell wall.
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