Name two common shapes and five common arrangements of bacteria.?

Question

Why are spatial arrangement and shape important characterices to recognize?

Answer 1

These characteristics help identify bacteria.

Shapes:
1. spherical = coccus
2. rod-shaped = bacillus
(also 3. spiral = spirillum)

Arrangements
1. chains
2. clusters
3. pairs
4. fours
5. eights

Check for names here:
http://www.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/~sabedon/biol2010.htm

Answer 2

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