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Question 6 • TPS EdX Biology

Which bacterial form can be curved like a spiral, thick and rigid, or thin and flexible?

Answer
A
spirillum
B
coccus
C
aerobic
D
bacillus

Explanation

Spiral-shaped bacteria may be thick and rigid (spirilla) or thin and flexible (spirochetes). The choice that names a spiral-shaped bacterial form is spirillum. Coccus is spherical, bacillus is rod-shaped, and aerobic describes an organism’s oxygen needs.

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