Cell The Unit Of Life Question 93

Question: The four basic shapes of bacteria are:

Options:

A) amoeboid, elongated, biconcave and coccus.

B) elongated, bacillus, coccus and amoeboid.

C) bacillus, coccus, vibrio and spirillum.

D) bacillus, amoeboid, elongated and coccus.

Show Answer

Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

[c] Prokaryotic cells may vary greatly in shape and size.

The four basic shapes of bacteria are bacillus (rod-like), coccus (spherical), vibrio (comma shaped) and spirillum (spiral).