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Which of the following is NOT a mode of locomotion for bacteria?
Which of the following is NOT a mode of locomotion for bacteria?
- Gliding Motility (correct)
- Swimming Motility
- Flagella
- Archaella
What is the shape of a bacterial flagellum?
What is the shape of a bacterial flagellum?
- Cylindrical
- Spiral
- Spherical
- Helical (correct)
Which type of rotation of flagella causes the flagellar bundle to fall apart?
Which type of rotation of flagella causes the flagellar bundle to fall apart?
- Clockwise (CW) (correct)
- Counterclockwise (CCW)
- Both CW and CCW rotations
- None of the above
What is the term for the directed movement of a bacterium in response to chemical gradients?
What is the term for the directed movement of a bacterium in response to chemical gradients?
Which type of rotation of flagella causes the flagella to bundle together and push the cell forward?
Which type of rotation of flagella causes the flagella to bundle together and push the cell forward?
What is the term for the brief stop and change in direction of a bacterium during chemotaxis?
What is the term for the brief stop and change in direction of a bacterium during chemotaxis?
Which of the following is NOT a type of taxis?
Which of the following is NOT a type of taxis?
What do chemoreceptors in bacteria sense?
What do chemoreceptors in bacteria sense?
What is the term for directed movement in response to light?
What is the term for directed movement in response to light?
What is the shape of a bacterial flagellum filament?
What is the shape of a bacterial flagellum filament?
What are the secrete adhesion factors called that stalk & Tips have?
What are the secrete adhesion factors called that stalk & Tips have?
What are the three modes of locomotion for bacteria?
What are the three modes of locomotion for bacteria?
What is the term for the movement of a bacterium in response to chemical gradients?
What is the term for the movement of a bacterium in response to chemical gradients?
What is the term for the directed movement in response to light?
What is the term for the directed movement in response to light?
What is the term for the response to oxygen?
What is the term for the response to oxygen?
What is the term for the response to ionic strength?
What is the term for the response to ionic strength?
What is the term for the response to water?
What is the term for the response to water?
What are the structures that sense attractants and repellents in bacteria called?
What are the structures that sense attractants and repellents in bacteria called?
What is the shape of a bacterial flagellum filament?
What is the shape of a bacterial flagellum filament?
What type of rotation of flagella causes the flagellar bundle to fall apart?
What type of rotation of flagella causes the flagellar bundle to fall apart?
