2020 Phase-2 Biological ClassificationProkaryotic cell inclusions Medium Question 18 of 117 in Biological Classification

Inclusion bodies of blue-green, purple and green photosynthetic bacteria are

A Microtubules
B Contractile vacuoles
C Gas vacuoles
D Centrioles

The answer is C.

Solution

Gas vacuoles are inclusion bodies found in blue-green, purple and green photosynthetic bacteria, helping them float/regulate buoyancy in water.

Concept Prokaryotic cell inclusions

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