Which of the Following Statements About Chlamydia Is Incorrect

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about Chlamydia is incorrect?

• A)Elementary bodies lack enzyme systems for making ATP.
• B)It is an obligate parasite that needs host cells for growth.
• C)Elementary bodies are the infectious form.
• D)Reticulate bodies differentiate into elementary bodies.
• E)It is gram-negative.

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Definitions:

Ovule

The part of the ovary of seed plants that contains the female germ cell and after fertilization becomes the seed.

Fruit

The mature ovary of a flowering plant, often containing seeds and consumed as food by a variety of organisms.

Double Fertilization

A distinctive process in angiosperms whereby one sperm cell fertilizes the egg cell to form a zygote while another sperm cell combines with two polar nuclei to form an endosperm.

Flowering Plants

Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms, are plants that produce flowers and seeds enclosed within a fruit.