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| What are the 3 basic shapes of prokaryotic cells? |
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Cocci (coccus, singular) - spherical or round
Bacilli (bacillus, singular) - rod shaped
Spiral - curved or twisted |
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| Most prokaryotic cells are between __ to ___ um in diameter and ___ to ___ um in length. |
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| Individual coccus cells can be ____, _____ or ____ shaped. |
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| If cocci divide in a single plane, they can form single cells, pairs, or chains called _____. |
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| If cocci divide in ___ planes, they appear at tetrads. If they divide in 3 perpendicular planes, they appear as groups of ____. If they divide randomly in any plane, they appear as grape-like bunches called ____. |
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