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Key Takeaways

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Bacteria are prokaryotic cells that lack a nucleus and defined, membrane-bound organelles.

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• Bacteria can be of several different shapes and can be found in different organization types, even though they are technically single-celled organisms.

• Bacteria divide by binary fission, in which there is the production of identical daughter cells.

• Bacteria have different ways of fixing carbon to make structural components of the cells.

• The main way that bacteria move is through flagella, which are powered by an electrochemical gradient.

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