The following questions refer to structures found in a gram-positive prokaryotic cell.
-Which of the following requires ATP to function, and permits some species to respond to taxes (plural of taxis)?
A)endospore
B)sex pilus
C)flagellum
D)cell wall
E)capsule

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Only the flagellum requires ATP to function and allows for taxis (movement towards or away from a stimulus). Endospores are dormant structures that do not require energy, sex pili are involved in conjugation not movement, cell walls provide structural support and protection, and capsules are involved in protection and attachment but not movement.

The Following Questions Refer to Structures Found in a Gram-Positive