Bacteria are capable of rapid ______________, and as a resultthese organisms vary enormously in size, shape,metabolism, and the habitats to which they have adapted.

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Bacteria are capable of rapid ______________, and as a result
these organisms vary enormously in size, shape,
metabolism, and the habitats to which they have adapted.

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Bacteria consist of all the characteristics of a living being and can reproduce independently via the process of fission. The peptidoglycan layer forms the cell wall of these organisms. The ribosomes are present in the bacterial species and the associated genetic material is floating freely in the cytoplasm. 

 

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