Question

move each characteristic into the correct category to compare and contrast bacteria, eukaryotes, and viruses. typically 2 - 100 μm in size, chromosomes, mitochondria, nucleic acids, chloroplasts, typically less than 0.2 μm in size, flagella, typically 0.5 - 3 μm in size, reproduction by mitosis, true nucleus, cell wall, ribosomes. bacteria: typically 0.5 - 3 μm in size, flagella. bacteria and eukaryotes: chromosomes. eukaryotes: typically 2 - 100 μm in size, true nucleus, reproduction by mitosis, mitochondria, chloroplasts. bacteria and eukaryotes and viruses: nucleic acids. viruses: typically less than 0.2 μm in size

Explanation:

Bacteria are prokaryotes, typically 0.5 - 3 µm in size and may have flagella. Both bacteria and eukaryotes have chromosomes. Eukaryotes are larger (2 - 100 µm), have a true nucleus, reproduce by mitosis, and may have mitochondria and chloroplasts. All three - bacteria, eukaryotes, and viruses - contain nucleic acids. Viruses are typically less than 0.2 µm in size. Cell wall and ribosomes are not placed correctly in the given categorization and need to be added. Cell walls can be present in bacteria and some eukaryotes, and ribosomes are present in bacteria, eukaryotes and are also associated with viral - infected cells for viral protein synthesis.

Answer:

Bacteria: Typically 0.5 - 3 µm in size, Flagella
Bacteria and Eukaryotes: Chromosomes, Cell Wall (in some), Ribosomes
Eukaryotes: Typically 2 - 100 µm in size, True Nucleus, Reproduction by Mitosis, Mitochondria, Chloroplasts
Bacteria, Eukaryotes and Viruses: Nucleic Acids, Ribosomes
Viruses: Typically less than 0.2 µm in size, Nucleic Acids