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bacteria have cell walls, making them keep their shape, while most protists have either pellicles or cell membranes which can change shape.

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How do protists differ from bacteria and archaea?

Protists and bacteria are two completely different kingdoms of life. Protists are eukaryotic, meaning that their DNA is stored in chromosomes within a nucleus. Bacteria are prokaryotic, and do not have nuclei. Also, protists are sort of like the miscellaneous category. There are plantlike cells (such as diatoms) and animal-like cells (such as ameoba). Bacteria and protists also have different shapes to their cells and different organelles.


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Who was the first to describe the shapes of bacteria?

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Bacteria have 5 basic shapes?

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How big is a mitochandria?

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Some bacteria are considered pleomorphic. This means?

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What are the different shapes of bacteria?

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