Multiple choice

Characteristics:

  1. Aquatic
  2. Budding
  3. Ovoid shape
  4. Holdfast

Bacteria exhibiting all the given characteristics would most possibly belong to which of the following phyla?

  1. Flavobacteria

  2. Green sulphur bacteria

  3. Planctomycetes

  4. Purple bacteria

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Planctomycetes are a phylum of aquatic bacteria. Bacteria of this phyla are ovoid in shape with a characteristic holdfast. They reproduce by budding.