📝 Multiple Choice Question
General-science
What are the thin filamentous extensions that the motile bacterial cells have from their cell wall called?
A
Fimbriae
B
Flagella
C
Lamellae
D
Pili
Explanation
Bacterial flagella are structurally distinct, long, whip-like filamentous protein extensions strongly protruding from the cell wall that rapidly rotate like a microscopic propeller to actively thrust the bacteria through dense liquid environments.
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