Consider the table.

Types of Bacteria

Form

Shape

Associated disease

Coccus

X

Strep throat

Bacillus

Rod shaped

Y

Spirillum

Spiral

Cholera

Which best describes X and Y?

X = Spherical; Y = E. coli

X = Comma shaped; Y = Whooping cough

X = Oval shaped; Y = S. aureus

X = Rod shaped; Y = Pneumonia

The correct answer is option A which is:

X = Spherical; Y = E Coli

Explanation:

In this table X is the shape of bacteria whose form is coccus and its associated disease is strep throat. From the form we can say that shape of that bacteria is spherical, Like streptococcus pneumonia.

Y is the bacteria associated with disease. And other information indicates that bacteria is E-coli

A

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