Question

In prokaryotes, the hair-like outgrowths which attach to the surface of other bacterial cells are

(a) Flagella

(b) Pili

(c) Capsule

(d) Plasmids​

Answer 1

Answer:

In prokaryotes, the hair-like outgrowths which attach to the surface of other bacterial cells are

(a) Flagella

(b) Pili

(c) Capsule

(d) Plasmids

Answer 2

Answer: (b) Pili

Explanation:

• In prokaryotes the hair like projections which attach to the surface of other bacterial cells or to any host from which it will get its nutrition is known as "pili".
• These are hairy structures which is used to attach them to any surface or any body. If they were absent then the bacteria might not get attached to any cell.
• Hence, option (b) is correct.

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