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What is one major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
What is one major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
What is the size range of most bacterial cells?
What is the size range of most bacterial cells?
What is an extreme example of a prokaryotic cell that is larger than a eukaryotic cell?
What is an extreme example of a prokaryotic cell that is larger than a eukaryotic cell?
What is the size difference between the largest bacterium and the smallest known bacterium?
What is the size difference between the largest bacterium and the smallest known bacterium?
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What is the fundamental difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
What is the fundamental difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
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Why can small cells generally grow (reproduce) more quickly?
Why can small cells generally grow (reproduce) more quickly?
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Which bacterium is commonly found in the human stomach and is the cause of the vast majority of stomach ulcers and stomach cancers?
Which bacterium is commonly found in the human stomach and is the cause of the vast majority of stomach ulcers and stomach cancers?
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Which bacterium is the etiological agent of the common STD gonorrhea?
Which bacterium is the etiological agent of the common STD gonorrhea?
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Which bacterium is a common cause of 'food poisoning' worldwide?
Which bacterium is a common cause of 'food poisoning' worldwide?
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Which bacterium is an important human pathogen, especially in the developing world, that causes profuse diarrhea and dehydration?
Which bacterium is an important human pathogen, especially in the developing world, that causes profuse diarrhea and dehydration?
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Which bacterium is commonly found in the human stomach and often innocuous, but is the cause of the vast majority of stomach ulcers and stomach cancers?
Which bacterium is commonly found in the human stomach and often innocuous, but is the cause of the vast majority of stomach ulcers and stomach cancers?
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Which bacterium is a bacterial pathogen that causes Lyme disease and is transmitted by ticks?
Which bacterium is a bacterial pathogen that causes Lyme disease and is transmitted by ticks?
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Which bacterium is used as a model system to study bacterial cell cycle and asymmetric cell division?
Which bacterium is used as a model system to study bacterial cell cycle and asymmetric cell division?
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Which bacterium is a photosynthetic bacterium that does not produce O2 and is studied to understand the evolutionary origins of photosynthesis?
Which bacterium is a photosynthetic bacterium that does not produce O2 and is studied to understand the evolutionary origins of photosynthesis?
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What can affect many aspects of a bacterium's day-to-day life, including nutrient access/uptake, motility, and attachment to surfaces?
What can affect many aspects of a bacterium's day-to-day life, including nutrient access/uptake, motility, and attachment to surfaces?
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What is the term for the change in shape of a bacterium?
What is the term for the change in shape of a bacterium?
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What is the size range of most bacterial cells?
What is the size range of most bacterial cells?
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What is the fundamental difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
What is the fundamental difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
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What is an extreme example of a prokaryotic cell that is larger than a eukaryotic cell?
What is an extreme example of a prokaryotic cell that is larger than a eukaryotic cell?
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What can affect many aspects of a bacterium's day-to-day life, including nutrient access/uptake, motility, and attachment to surfaces?
What can affect many aspects of a bacterium's day-to-day life, including nutrient access/uptake, motility, and attachment to surfaces?
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What is the term for the change in shape of a bacterium?
What is the term for the change in shape of a bacterium?
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Which bacterium is the etiological agent of the common STD gonorrhea?
Which bacterium is the etiological agent of the common STD gonorrhea?
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What is one major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
What is one major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
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What is the size range of most bacterial cells?
What is the size range of most bacterial cells?
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What can affect many aspects of a bacterium's day-to-day life, including nutrient access/uptake, motility, and attachment to surfaces?
What can affect many aspects of a bacterium's day-to-day life, including nutrient access/uptake, motility, and attachment to surfaces?
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Which bacterium is an important human pathogen, especially in the developing world, that causes profuse diarrhea and dehydration?
Which bacterium is an important human pathogen, especially in the developing world, that causes profuse diarrhea and dehydration?
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Which bacterium is a photosynthetic bacterium that does not produce O2 and is studied to understand the evolutionary origins of photosynthesis?
Which bacterium is a photosynthetic bacterium that does not produce O2 and is studied to understand the evolutionary origins of photosynthesis?
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What is the fundamental difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
What is the fundamental difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
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Why can small cells generally grow (reproduce) more quickly?
Why can small cells generally grow (reproduce) more quickly?
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What is the size range of most bacterial cells?
What is the size range of most bacterial cells?
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Which bacterium is an important human pathogen, especially in the developing world, that causes profuse diarrhea and dehydration?
Which bacterium is an important human pathogen, especially in the developing world, that causes profuse diarrhea and dehydration?
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Which bacterium is a common cause of 'food poisoning' worldwide?
Which bacterium is a common cause of 'food poisoning' worldwide?
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