You are working with a newly described microorganism that has flagella that are solid, 10 nm in diameter, and composed of more than one type of flagellin subunit. Based on the type of flagella, which type of organism is this?

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Kirsten Boyd

27 September, 01:47

You are working with a newly described microorganism that has flagella that are solid, 10 nm in diameter, and composed of more than one type of flagellin subunit. Based on the type of flagella, which type of organism is this?

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Mathias Black · Answer 1

Archaea

Explanation:

Archaea is the name of the domain formed by the Carl Woese which comprises of the prokaryotes which share characteristics of both the bacteria and eukaryotes.

The archaea show many differences from the bacteria in having a different composition of the cell wall and flagella.

The flagella of these archaea are between 9-10 nm in diameter composed of more than one type of flagellin subunit and produce whiplash movement to move.

Thus, Archaea is the correct answer.