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The transfer of genes during bacterial conjugation involves rigid tubular appendages called what?

They are called sex pili.


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What part of the bateria cell helps it stick to surfaces?

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What is a squids to longest appendages called?

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Are surface appendages that allow a bacterium to siick to a surface?

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What are the tiny hairs on the bacteria called?

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Structures that grow from the body are called?

I would have to say appendages. And I like you ;)


Burrowing marine crustacean with a pair of large appendages?

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What structures are used by prokaryotes for attaching to surfaces?

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What are the appendages found in bats?

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