MICROANATOMY

INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY

CYTOSKELETON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is mismatch with flagellum characteristic?
A
Drive the cell in the same direction
B
Contains dynein protein
C
Can slide far
D
Snake like movements
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bacterial flagella are helically shaped structures containing the protein flagellin. The base of the flagellum (the hook) near the cell surface is attached to the basal body enclosed in the cell envelope. The flagellum rotates in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, in a motion similar to that of a propeller.

Detailed explanation-2: -Final answer: AIDS-a bacterial infection is a mismatch option.

Detailed explanation-3: -The bacterial flagella is a rotary motor, thus it has a stator embedded in the cell membrane, against which rotates the rotor, powered by an electrochemical gradient.

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