General Biology II · Module 5 · Bacteria, archaea and viruses

Prokaryotes Walkthrough

Watch bacteria swim, divide and swap genes, stain purple or pink, fix nitrogen and feed whole ecosystems, then watch viruses hijack cells, burst them open or hide inside their DNA. Go at your own pace. Nothing here is graded.

Speed

Think of it like this

Quick check

Wrong answers are fine here. Read why, then try again.

Dr. Akash Garg · General Biology II Study Tools · Drawings are simplified and not to scale. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Use the left and right arrow keys to move between steps. Cell division, swimming and infection are sped up so you can follow them; real timings are given in the text. Practise next in the Prokaryotes Lab.