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What is the domain to which bacteria belong?
What is the domain to which bacteria belong?
Which domain contains extremophiles that live in extreme environments?
Which domain contains extremophiles that live in extreme environments?
What characteristic defines bacteria as prokaryotes?
What characteristic defines bacteria as prokaryotes?
What is the size range of the smallest unicellular eukaryotes?
What is the size range of the smallest unicellular eukaryotes?
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What does it mean for bacteria to be unicellular?
What does it mean for bacteria to be unicellular?
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Which type of bacteria does not react to the Gram stain due to their thin peptidoglycan layer and outer lipid layer?
Which type of bacteria does not react to the Gram stain due to their thin peptidoglycan layer and outer lipid layer?
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Which bacterial shape is referred to as cocci?
Which bacterial shape is referred to as cocci?
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What is the process through which bacteria reproduce?
What is the process through which bacteria reproduce?
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Which bacteria can enter a cryptobiotic, or dormant, stage until environmental conditions are favorable for their growth?
Which bacteria can enter a cryptobiotic, or dormant, stage until environmental conditions are favorable for their growth?
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Which bacterial species is responsible for the sexually transmitted infection known as syphilis?
Which bacterial species is responsible for the sexually transmitted infection known as syphilis?
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