Some bacteria have a whip-like tail called aflagellum. This structure is essential for locomotion, or motility.
This appendage is called the flagellum. It is also referred to as the "tail" of bacteria.
A long whiplike structure that some bacteria and other single cells use for propelling themselves is called a, "Flagellum" In plural the word is, "Flagella".
Flagella, Flagellum for a singular one.
Those are called flagella
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No. Only some bacteria have a flagellum.
* Called Zooflagellates because have one or more whiplike flagella to move * Flagella made of bundles of microtubules * May be freshwater or marine * Some are parasites such as Trypanosoma that destroy red blood cells & causes fatal African sleeping sickness * Trichonympha lives symbiotically inside termites & digests cellulose
they can be made into vaccines against themselves. Additionally, virsuses that attack bacteria, called bacteriophages, may someday be used to treat bacteria infections. There has also be research into using viruses to kill harmful insects.
Yes. There are organisms called anaerobic bacteria which do not need oxygen. To some organisms, called obligate anaerobes, oxygen is actually toxic. The first living things on Earth were obligate anaerobes.
Both types of bacteria exist. Some are autotrophic while others are heterotrophic. Most autotrophic bacteria can synthesize their food from substances like hydrogen sulphide. This process is called chemosynthesis and involves the use of chemical substances for the production of energy. Heterotrophic bacteria, in contrast, cannot synthesize their own energy and must consume organic matter for energy. These include decomposing bacteria, or other groups of bacteria that may be symbiotic of parasitic in nature.
Some bacteria have a tail called a flagellum, but many do not.
No. It is a hairlike appendage on some bacteria.
it is called a sex pilus
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There are no bacteria on other bacteria. Some bacteria do attack other bacteria by piercing their cell wall and injecting proteins.Viruses can attack bacteria. They are called bacteriophages.
Bacteria, by definition, is single-celled. Some bacteria, however, contains organelles and some doesn't. Bacteria without organelles is called prokaryotic, whereas bacteria with organelles is eukaryotic.
Bacteria do not breathe in the sense that we do, but many do require oxygen. These are called aerobic bacteria. Some bacteria will use oxygen if it is present, but can function without it. These are called facultative anaerobes. Still other bacteria will die if exposed to oxygen. These are called obligate anaerobes.
These agents are called antibiotics.
It is called phagocytosis. Putting it simply, these white cells "eat" the bacteria.
It is called Nitrification. Some bacteria and lightning does that
Along the surface of some bacteria are structures called pili that help bacteria adhere to surfaces
Bacteria form heat-resistant structures called endosporeswhen under some sort of stress.