Proteinaceous projections from the surface of a bacterium that are used to mediate conjugation are called sex __________, whereas projections that mediate attachment to surfaces such as host cells are called ________.

What will be an ideal response?


pili; fimbriae
pili, fimbriae
pili fimbriae

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a. alpha waves b. beta waves c. delta waves d. gamma waves e. theta waves

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In 1927, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of states to use ____________________ as a means of preventing

reproduction by those deemed “unfit.” Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Vascular plants and air-breathing animals first appeared during which time period?

a. Silurian period b. Permian period c. Cambrian period d. Ordovician period e. Cretaceous period

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Sheathed bacteria form vegetative cells under favorable conditions and ________ under unfavorable conditions

a. endospores b. swarmer cells c. daughter cells d. cysts

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