Which of the following statements concerning bacterial flagella is true?

a. The flagella of bacteria and archaea are homologous.
b. The mechanism of movement in bacterial flagella is different from that in protist flagella.
c. Although the mechanism of movement in all flagella is the same, bacterial flagella have an independent evolutionary origin.
d. All bacteria have flagella.
e. Bacterial flagella are much larger than eukaryotic flagella


Answer: b. The mechanism of movement in bacterial flagella is different from that in protist flagella.

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