How big are bacteria in relation to plant and animal cells?
Bacteria are much smaller than plant and animal cells.
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What is yeast?
Yeast is a single-celled organism, which is different from animal and plant cells.
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How can bacteria be seen?
Because bacteria are very small they can only be seen with a powerful microscope.
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What is the structure of bacterial cells like?
Bacterial cells have a cell membrane and a cell wall which surround cytoplasm. Bacteria do not have a nucleus so the genetic material is in the cytoplasm.
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What happens when bacteria multiply?
They form a colony, bacterial colonies can be seen with the naked eye.
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What is the structure of yeast cells like?
Yeast cells have a nucleus, cytoplasm and a membrane surrounded by a cell wall.
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Why is it possible to see a bacterial colony but not a single bacterium?
One bacterium is very tiny. Many bacteria massed together to form a colony can be seen.
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**MAKE SURE YOU CAN IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ANIMAL CELLS, PLANT CELLS, BACTERIA AND YEAST BY LOOKING AT THEIR FEATURES**
**LOOK AT DIAGRAMS OF BACTERIA CELLS, YEAST CELLS, ANIMAL CELLS AND PLANT CELLS**
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What is yeast?
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Yeast is a single-celled organism, which is different from animal and plant cells.
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