Distinguish between bacteria and cyanobacteria.

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cyanobacteria are autophytic (prepares food by photosynthesis)..bacteria are saprophytic or parasitic (cannot make its own food, depends on other living organism) 2. cell wall of cyanobacteria made up of cellulose and pectin, cell wall of bacteria made of glycolipids, peptidoglycans 3. chlorophyll present in cyanobacteria, absent in bacteria 4, accessory pigment present in cyanobacteria , but absent in bacteria 5. locomotory organelle (flagella) absent in cyanobacteria, but present in bacteria 6. cyanobacteria- asexual reproduction only (no sexual reproduction), bacteria- both asexual and sexual reproduction.

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