alleryStart learning →What do bacteria use their flagella for?
AMoving from place to place
BExchanging genetic material
CAttaching to a host cell
DStoring extra nutrients
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Moving from place to place
1. Some prokaryotes carry flagella, pili, or fimbriae, and each appendage has its own job.
2. Flagella are used for locomotion, moving the cell from place to place.
3. Exchanging genetic material is the job of pili, and attaching to a host cell is the job of fimbriae, so those options name the wrong appendage.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 "Cell Structure", section 4.2 Prokaryotic Cells_
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