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What are sphere shaped bacteria called?
Spherically shaped bacteria are called coccus, or cocci (pl). An example would be Streptococcus.
A chain of spherical bacterial cells is called?
An individual spherical bacterium is a coccus, and when you have a chain of them, it is referred to as streptococcus.
Why heavenly body become round shaped for the result of centripetal force and centrifugal force?
Spherical shape has minimum gravitational potential energy and everything in nature aspires for least potential energy i,e maximum stability.So all heavenly bodies are spherical in shape.
What is it called when white blood cells eat bacteria?
they "engulf" the bacteria
What is the outer most border in a bacteria cell called?
The outermost border in a bacteria cell is called membrane. This is also commonly referred to as the cell wall.
What are the three types of bacterial shapes?
Coccus (plural cocci): circular or spherical Bacillus (plural bacilli): rod-shaped Spirillum (plural spirilla): spiral shaped, long and thin.
Is protozoa a spherical or rod shaped bacteria?
It is a rod shaped bacteria and has tiny strands of body flesh coming out of the side of it.
Three shapes of bacteria?
3 shapes of bacteria are spirilla (spiral), bacilla (rod-shaped), and cocci (spherical).
Describe one advantage of each shape of bacteria?
the rod shaped bacteria has a large surface area the spiral shaped bacteria has "fingers" to help move and the spherical shaped bacteria are funny!
What is the Medical term for spherical bacteria growing in pairs?
Bacteria found in pairs are called "diploid". Pairs of round bacteria can be referred to as "diplococci", and rod-shaped bacteria in pairs can be referred to as "diplobacillus".
What is cocci bacteria shaped like?
sometimes clumps Cocci bacteria is spherical, but yes sometimes it is in clumps.
Three basic shapes of bacteria?
The three basic shapes of bacteria are spherical, rod and spiral. Coccus bacteria is spherical in shape, Bacillus is rod-shaped and Spirillum is spiral-shaped.
What bacterial shape is Malaria Spherical rod or spiral shaped?
it is not a bacteria but a protozoa
What shape is strep throat bacteria?
Streptococcus, the bacteria that causes strep throat, is spherical (cocci) in shape.
What are Coccus?
Coccus is a type of bacteria found in the environment. It is generally round or spherical shaped.
What shape is a rod bacteria?
Bacillus
What are the shapes of Bacteria?
rod shaped round shaped spiral shaped
