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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All of the following are characteristics of bacteria except ____
A
Bacterias are eukaryotes.
B
Bacterias are single-celled organisms.
C
Bacterias are very adaptable.
D
Bacterias are also known as eubacteria.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Features that distinguish a bacterial cell from a eukaryotic cell include the circular DNA of the nucleoid, the lack of membrane-bound organelles, the cell wall of peptidoglycan, and flagella.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bacterial cells do not have an organized nucleus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Five characteristics of bacteria include being unicellular, prokaryotic, microscopic, lacking a nucleus, and having a plasma membrane. These traits are shared by all bacteria.

Detailed explanation-4: -The cell types in Bacteria and Archaea are considered as “prokaryotes.” The use of the term prokaryote was first introduced as a result of electron microscope studies showing a shared simple cell structure among bacteria (Stanier & Van Niel 1962).

Detailed explanation-5: -The bacteria are the oldest and simplest living organisms, and all of the bacteria are “prokaryotes, ” meaning that they do not have a true membrane-bound nucleus as eukaryotes do. [Prokaryote is derived from Greek, meaning “before nucleus"; eukaryote means “true nucleus."]

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