Microbiology: An Introduction
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321929150
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 10MCQ
Use the following choices to answer questions 9 and 10.
- a. 9 + 2 flagella
- b. 70S ribosome
- c. fimbria
- d. nucleus
- e. peptidoglycan
- f. plasma membrane
10. Which is (are) found only in prokaryotes?
- a. 1,4,6
- b. 3,5
- c. 1,2
- d. 4
- e. 2,4,5
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Microbiology: An Introduction
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