Micro Flashcards
1
Q
Flagella are attached at one or both ends of a cell
A
Monotrichous
2
Q
Group of flagella (called a tuft) may arise at one end of the cell
A
Lophotrichous
3
Q
A tuft of flagella emerges at both ends of the cell
A
Amphitrichous
4
Q
Flagella are inserted around the cell surface
A
Peritrichous
5
Q
Composed of many copies of a protein called flagellin
A
Filament
6
Q
Wider region ay the base of the filament
A
Hook
7
Q
Motor portion of the flagellum
A
Basal body
8
Q
A reversible rotating machine composed of several proteins and s anchored in the cytoplasmic cell wall
A
Flagellum motor
9
Q
Two main components of the flagellum motor
A
Rotor and stator
