SCIENCE
VIRUS AND BACTERIA
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Question
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The shape of bacteria help them ____
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move
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eat
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protect themselves
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all of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Specific shapes are the consequence of adaptive pressures optimizing bacterial fitness. Shape affects critical biological functions, including nutrient acquisition, motility, dispersion, stress resistance and interactions with other organisms.
Detailed explanation-2: -The bacterial cell wall, with its peptidoglycan layer, has a primary role in maintaining cell shape.
Detailed explanation-3: -The three basic shapes of bacteria are bacillus (rod-shaped), coccus (spherical-shaped), and spirillum (spiral-shaped).
Detailed explanation-4: -Individual bacteria can assume one of three basic shapes: spherical (coccus), rodlike (bacillus), or curved (vibrio, spirillum, or spirochete).
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