Which statement best describes respiration in spiral-shaped bacteria?(1 point)

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Spiral-shaped bacteria are facultative anaerobes but can switch to aerobic respiration when needed.
Spiral-shaped bacteria are facultative anaerobes but can switch to aerobic respiration when needed.

Spiral-shaped bacteria are generally aerobic, but a subset of the group uses anaerobic respiration.
Spiral-shaped bacteria are generally aerobic, but a subset of the group uses anaerobic respiration.

Spiral-shaped bacteria only utilize aerobic respiration.
Spiral-shaped bacteria only utilize aerobic respiration.

Spiral-shaped bacteria only utilize anaerobic respiration.

1 answer

The statement that best describes respiration in spiral-shaped bacteria is:

Spiral-shaped bacteria are generally aerobic, but a subset of the group uses anaerobic respiration.

This reflects the diversity within spiral-shaped bacteria, as many are indeed aerobic but some can also perform anaerobic respiration.