Discussion
Flagella move the cell by
Answer: C
Correct answer: spinning like a propeller
The bacterial flagellum is rigid and does not beat. A rotary motor embedded in the membrane, driven by the proton-motive force, spins the helical filament like a propeller at several hundred revolutions a second. That is quite unlike the eukaryotic flagellum, which bends along its length.
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