Self Quiz for Prokaryotic Cell Anatomy: The Glycocalyx and Biofilms
Study the material in this section and then write out the answers to these questions.
Do not just click on the answers and write them out. This will not test your understanding of this tutorial.
1. State two common functions associated with the bacterial glycocalyx. (ans)
2. Briefly describe how a bacterial capsule might block phagocytosis. (ans)
3. State three possible functions associated with a bacterial biofilm. (ans)
Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Based on a work The Grapes of Staph at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.
Last updated: August, 2018
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