Question

fill in the blank 0.75 points this hair - like structure choose your answer... that surrounds the bacteria and the slimy material called choose your answer... both help bacteria atta choose your answer... , which is a thin layer made of microorganisms . (options in dropdown: fimbria, cilia, flagella, biofilms, glycocalyx)

Explanation:

For the first blank (hair - like structure helping bacteria attach): Fimbriae (fimbria) are hair - like structures on bacteria that help them attach to surfaces. Cilia are more associated with eukaryotic cells, flagella are for movement, biofilms are a community of microorganisms, and glycocalyx is a slimy layer (not hair - like for attachment in the same way as fimbria). For the second blank (slimy material around bacteria): Glycocalyx is the slimy material that surrounds bacteria. Biofilms are a layer made of microorganisms (the third blank would be biofilms as it's defined as a thin layer made of microorganisms). But for the first dropdown (hair - like structure), the correct answer is fimbria.

Answer:

fimbria