SHAPE SIZE LIVING/ GENETIC FOOD PROTECTIVE CELL MOVEMENT

NON- MATERIAL RESERVE COAT WALL

LIVING
BACTERIA Variable: 0.1 – 10 Living DNA is a No Granules of Slime capsule Composed Yes : due to
rod-shaped micrometres single glycogen, fat that encircles of protein the flagella,
circular and other food the bacteria. and fatty which propels
molecule that reserves may substances. the cell along
is not bound be present by rotating at
by a nuclear the base
membrane
VIRUS Variable: 20-300 Only Small pieces No Does not feed Protein coat No No (always
spherical, nanometres living of nucleic (protects DNA) within a host)
rod-like, when acid Moved by
complicated, inside a (DNA/RNA) passive
polyhedral living surrounded movements
cell using by a protein (eg – wind,
materials coat bloodstream)
provided