Chapter 3 Word Scramble
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| Questions | Answers |
| Q: Flagella are long protein structures responsible for _______. | A: Motility |
| Q: Flagella can rotate _______ revolutions per minute. | A: 10,000 |
| Q: Flagella have three basic parts. Name them. | A: The filament, hook, and basal body. |
| Q: What is the filament part of flagella composed of? | A: The filament is made of proteins called flagellin. |
| Q: What is the function of the hook part of flagella? | A: The hook connects the filament to the cell. |
| Q: What is the function of the basal body part of flagella? | A: The basal body anchors flagellum into the cell wall. |
| Q: What is it called when bacteria direct their movements according to certain chemicals in their environment? | A: Chemotaxis. |
| Q: When referring to chemotaxis, if a chemical compound is nutrient it acts as a(n) _______. | A: Attractant. |
| Q: When referring to chemotaxis, if a chemical compound is toxic it acts as a(n) _______. | A: Repellent. |
| Q: What is responsible for the run and tumble movement of bacteria? | A: Flagella. |
| Q: Define monotrichous. | A: Monotrichous is having a single flagellum at one pole of the cell. |
| Q: Define amphitrichous. | A: Amphitrichous is having single flagella at both poles of the cell. |
| Q: Define lophotrichous. | A: Lophotrichous is having two or more flagella at one or both poles of the cell. |
| Q: Define peritrichous. | A: Peritrichous is having flagella completely surround the cell. |
| Q: Pili are considerably _______ and _______ than flagella. | A: Pili are considerably SHORTER and THINNER than flagella. |
| Q: True or false? Like flagella, pili are composed of protein subunits. | A: True! |
| Q: One specific type of pili, called fimbriae, is used for _______. | A: Attachment. |
| Q: Along with attachment and movement, pili are involved in a mechanism of DNA transfer called _______. | A: Conjugation. |
| This MICROBIOLOGY stack covers the section of chapter 3 entitled FLAGELLA and PILI. | (blank) |
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