Match each term with its correct description of prokaryotic cell shape. Drag statements on the right to match the left. coccus cells arranged in clusters bacillus spherical-shaped spirillum rod-shaped strepto cells arranged in a chain staphylo spiral-shaped Do you know the answer?
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Bacillus is a rod-shaped cell, so we can match bacillus with rod-shaped. Spirillum is a spiral-shaped cell, so we can match spirillum with spiral-shaped. Strepto refers to cells arranged in a chain, so we can match strepto with cells arranged in a Show more…
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