wiz-icon
MyQuestionIcon
MyQuestionIcon
1
You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!
Question

What is the importance of identifying bacteria?


Open in App
Solution

Bacteria:

  1. Bacteria are single-celled organisms with prokaryotic cells.
  2. They are tiny in size.
  3. They do not have true organelles such as chloroplast, nucleus, etc.
  4. Some examples of bacteria are E.coli, Lactobacillus, etc.

It is important to identify bacteria because:

  1. Some pathogenic bacteria may cause diseases in humans. Therefore, it is important to remove such bacteria.
  2. Bacteria leads to the spoilage of food. Hence, in food industries its identification is necessary.
  3. For safety hazards, it must be identified.


flag
Suggest Corrections
thumbs-up
0
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
similar_icon
Related Videos
thumbnail
lock
Large Intestine
BIOLOGY
Watch in App
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
CrossIcon