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Revision as of 20:07, 4 September 2018

Key Stage 3

Meaning

A magnified image of several bacteria.

Bacteria are unicellular microorganisms that have no nucleus, mitochondria or chloroplast but do have cytoplasm, a cell membrane and a cell wall.

Singular Noun: Bacterium
Plural Noun: Bacteria
Adjective: Bacterial

About Bacteria

Bacteria can cause disease but some are important to keep us healthy.
Some bacteria have a tail called a flagellum.
Bacteria do not have a nucleus.
The DNA of bacteria is in a loop. There are also smaller loops of DNA called plasmids.
BacteriaDiagram.png
A diagram showing the features of a bacterium.