NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM MONERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
a group of bacteria that are shaped like a spiral with rigid body cells ____
A
Spirillus
B
Vibrio cholera
C
Bacillus anthracis
D
Salmonella typhi
E
Escherichia Coli
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Spirillum (plural, spirilla). A bacterium with rigid spiral (helical) structure (not easily band, not flexible), thick, long, and move with flagella, 6–15 m long and spiral in shape is called spirillum. For example, Campylobacter jejuni and Helicobacter pylori.

Detailed explanation-2: -A spirochete (plural spirochetes) is a very thin, elongate, flexible, spiral bacteria that is motile via internal periplasmic flagella inside the outer membrane.

Detailed explanation-3: -The bacillus shape can appear as a single bacillus, a streptobacillus, or a coccobacillus. The spiral shape can appear in several forms: vibrio, spirillum, and spirochete.

Detailed explanation-4: -They live in stagnant, freshwater environments. These bacteria use oxygen for respiration (aerobic). Optimal temperature for growth is 30 degrees Celsius.

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