The structures that help some bacteria to attach to rocks and/or host tissue are:

The structures that help some bacteria to attach to rocks and/or host tissue are:
  1. Fimbriae
  2. Mesosomes
  3. Holdfast
  4. Rhizoids

Solution

Fimbriae: Hollow tubular surface appendages are present in the bacterial cells, which help in an attachment to rocks and/or host tissues.

Asked in: NEET 2015 (Phase 2)

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