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Which structure is found in a bacterial cell but not in a human cheek cell?
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Which bacterium is used to make yoghurt?
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Which describes the genetic material of a bacterium?
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What shape are Pneumococcus cells?
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Give three structures that are present in a bacterial cell.
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Explain why bacteria are described as prokaryotic.
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Describe how the structure of a bacterium is different from the structure of a plant cell.
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State one way in which most bacteria obtain their food.
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Name the disease caused by Pneumococcus.
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Give two features that bacteria and fungi share.
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A student says bacteria are not living because they have no nucleus. Explain why the student is wrong.
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Compare the structure of a bacterium with the structure of a yeast cell.
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Suggest why bacteria can be seen only with a microscope.
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Describe the role of Lactobacillus bulgaricus in making yoghurt.
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A bacterial cell divides every 20 minutes. Calculate how many bacteria there are after 2 hours, starting from one cell and assuming no cells die.
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