What are the three parts of a bacterial flagellum?
What are the three parts of a bacterial flagellum?
filament, hook, and basal body
filament, hook, and pili
filament, hook, and fimbriae
filament, pili, and basal body
Solution
The three parts of a bacterial flagellum are the filament, hook, and basal body. The filament is the longest portion and extends from the cell surface to the outside, the hook connects the filament to the basal body, and the basal body anchors the flagellum to the cell wall.