Q332
What is the average size of a bacteria?
A.
0.5 × 1.0 - 1.5μ
AnswerB.
0.5 × 100μ
C.
0.2 × 1.6 μ
D.
0.01 × 0.1μ
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
0.5 × 1.0 - 1.5μ is the average size of a bacteria.Bacteria are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms.
Bacteria display a wide diversity of shapes and sizes. Bacterial cells are about one-tenth the size of eukaryotic cells and are typically 0.5 - 5.0 micrometers in length.