The story for kids
These are bacilli, bacteria shaped like little sticks. They often join together and make chains. Many of them live in the soil, eat what's left of old plants, and help plants grow. And in hard times, they can go to sleep inside a tough shell and wait.
Facts
- Bacilli are shaped like little rods and often join together in chains.
- Many live in the soil and help plants.
- In hard times they can "sleep" inside a tough shell.
Numbers
- Size
- ~0.004 mm
- Lives in
- In soil
- Eats
- Plant remains
- Reproduces
- Splits in two