Spirochetes have a twisting and flexing locomotion due to appendages called
A) flagella.
B) cilia.
C) fimbriae.
D) periplic flagella axial filaments).
E) sex pili.

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Spirochetes have periplasmic flagella, also known as axial filaments, that wrap around the cell body and provide a twisting and flexing form of locomotion. Flagella, cilia, fimbriae, and sex pili are all different types of appendages found in bacteria, but they do not provide the same type of movement as periplasmic flagella in spirochetes.

Spirochetes Have a Twisting and Flexing Locomotion Due to Appendages