Question

What do you mean by bacteria?​

Answer 1

Bacteria are among the smallest living things. A single bacterium consists of just one cell, and is called a single-celled, or unicellular organism.

Even though it is just a single cell, it can carry out all seven life processes (movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion and nutrition).

Answer 2

Bacteria is a type of micro-organism and is also a prokaryote. These organisms can only be seen using a microscope. Some bacterias are harmful while some are helpful for human daily lives, such as probiotics, and are necessary for life. They have simple cell structures as there is no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles. Bacterias can be found in soil, water, plants, animals, etc. They can cause diseases such as Tuberculosis etc. Due to some diseases being caused by bacterias, doctors prescribe Antibiotics which has the ability to stop the activities in bacterial cell that causes it to lose its protective outer covering and completely stops it from multiplying.