Question

If your smart enough to answer this you know your pretty smart; Bacterial cells that encounter conditions that are not favorable to survival will sometimes form a tough, protective shell containing the nucleic acid and a small amount of cytoplasm. This shell can survive harsh conditions in a kind of dormancy that may last for months or years. What is the name given to this tough, protective shell?

A)vacuole
B)carapace
C)cell wall
D)endospore

Answer 1

"Endospore" is the name among the following choices given in the question that is given to this tough, protective shell. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the fourth option or option "D". I hope that this is the answer that you were looking for and it has come to your help.