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Teaching Bacteria characteristics

Bacteria characteristics

Bacteria are the most successful organisms on the planet. They lived on this planet for two billion years before the first eukaryotes and, during that time, evolved into millions of different species.

CK-12 (Middle School)

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

How are bacteria different from other living organisms?
STANDARDS:
RST.2 - Main Ideas, RST.4 - Key Terms

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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