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Most bacteria are one of three shapes: bacilli, cocci,
and spirilla. Which is long and spiral-shaped?
bacilli
cocci
spirilla
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Most bacteria are one of three shapes: bacilli, cocci,
and spirilla. Which is rod-shaped?
bacilli
cocci
spirilla
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Most bacteria are one of three shapes: bacilli, cocci,
and spirilla. Which is spherical?
bacilli
cocci
spirilla
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What gives bacteria their shape?
cell wall
cell nucleus
flagella
DNA
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Some bacteria have hairlike parts called _____ which works like a tail to push a bacterium through fluids.
cell wall
nucleus
flagella
cytoplasm
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A ______ is a thick,protective covering that forms around the DNA of a bacterium. It protects the DNA from changes in the environment.
flagellum
cytoplasm
nucleus
endospore
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Bacteria are classified by the way they get their ...
food
water
oxygen
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Which type of bacteria eat other organisms?
producers
decomposers
consumers
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Which type of bacteria eat dead organisms or waste?
producers
decomposers
consumers
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Which type of bacteria make their own food?
producers
decomposers
consumers