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What are the four categories of bacteria based on their shape?
What are the four categories of bacteria based on their shape?
Options
- Aspherical, rod-shaped, comma-shaped, and spiral
- Boval, triangular, rectangular, and circular
- Csmooth, bumpy, ridged, and curved
- Dround, straight, curved, and spiral
Correct answer
A. spherical, rod-shaped, comma-shaped, and spiral
Step-by-step solution
Bacteria are grouped under four categories based on their shape: thespherical Coccus (pl.: cocci), the rod-shaped Bacillus (pl.: bacilli), thecomma-shaped Vibrium (pl.: vibrio) and the spiral Spirillum (pl.: spirilla) .