Bacteria Characteristics and Functions

Bacteria are...

• unicellular

• multicellular

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Why are bacteria prokaryotes?

• because they lack DNA

• because they are multicellular

• because they lack a nucleus

• because they cause disease

Which is a way bacteria can be helpful?

• are found in our digestive systems

• are used to make foods such as cheese and yogurt

• help decompose dead organisms and return nutrients to soil

• ALL OF THESE are ways bacteria are HELPFUL :)

Which type of bacteria is pictured?

• spirilli

• bacilli

• coccus

• bacteria is cool

What type of bacteria is pictured?

• coccus

• bacillus

• spirllii

• bacteria is everywhere!!!

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Match the following bacteria shapes to the correct term

• Rod or Stick

• Coccus

• Sphere or Round

• Bacillus

• Spiral

• Spirillum

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Majority of bacterial infections can be treated with​ (a)  

• antibiotics
• vaccines
• vitamins

Which microbe is the image most likely to be?

• Bacteria

• Fungus

• Virus

• None of the above

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What type of cell is bacteria?

• eukaryotic
• prokaryotic
• multicellular

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Which type of cell do humans have in their bodies?

• prokaryote

• eukaryote

• both

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