Bacteria are microscopic single-celled organisms that are far too small to detect with the naked eye. Describe how you could grow enough bacteria in a colony to be viewed without a microscope. What is the relationship between the cells that form a colony?

Bacteria are microscopic single-celled organisms that are far too small to detect with the naked eye. Describe how you could grow enough bacteria in a colony to be viewed without a microscope. What is the relationship between the cells that form a colony?

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter3: Cell Structure

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