Question

what is this microbes flagellar arrangement?

lophotrichous
monotrichous
amphitrichous
peritrichous

Explanation:

Analyze the flagellar distribution on the bacterial cell

The image shows a rod-shaped bacterial cell with a cluster (tuft) of multiple flagella emerging from a single pole (one end) of the cell.

Match the observed arrangement with standard microbiological definitions

• Monotrichous: A single flagellum at one pole.
• Lophotrichous: A tuft of multiple flagella arising from one end (pole) of the cell.
• Amphitrichous: Flagella at both poles of the cell.
• Peritrichous: Flagella distributed over the entire surface of the cell.

The observed tuft at one pole corresponds to a lophotrichous arrangement.

Answer:

• lophotrichous (Correct answer)
• monotrichous
• amphitrichous
• peritrichous