The following questions refer to structures found in a gram-positive prokaryotic cell.
-Not present in all bacteria, this cell covering enables cells that possess it to resist the defenses of host organisms:
A)endospore
B)sex pilus
C)flagellum
D)cell wall
E)capsule

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The capsule is a layer of polysaccharides or polypeptides that some gram-positive bacteria possess outside of their cell walls. The capsule enables the bacteria to resist host defenses such as phagocytosis, complement-mediated killing, and antimicrobial peptides. Not all bacteria have this structure.

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