The function of bacterial endospores is?

Answer 1

i dont know bacterial spores are the highly resistant spores.Infact the spores indicate the resting phase of some types of bacteria,which help to tide over the unfavorable conditions.These spores can also be called as endospores.These endospores contain calcium and dipicolenic acid and hence they are very much resistant.They are resistant to temperature,UV light,disinfectants etc. and thus they protect the bacterium.In the favorable conditions these develop into a new bacterium. some of the organisms that form endospores are Bacillus,Clostridium,Sporosarcina etc

Answer 2

Endospores are small durable cells that can withstand extreme conditions that the mother cell (vegetative cell) could not. The vegetative cell releases them when they sense chemical signals from the environment that tell them their current and possible optimum growing environment is going to change to a less habitable one. In the pursuit of carrying on life the create endospores with their genetic material. These endospores endure the harsh conditions while the vegetative cells die off and then when favorable conditions return the cell becomes vegetative again and lives to see another day. If you didn't know the vegetative cells can reproduce but the endospores can't. That is why the vegetative cells are what matter.

Answer 3

The bacterial endospores function is that it serves in the survival of the bacteria. An endospore is a dormant structure produced by a small number of bacteria.

Answer 4

To preserve a copy of nucleic acid from unfavorable environmental conditions.

Answer 5

Protection of genetic material during harsh conditions