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Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Small bristle like fibres sprouting out of the bacterial cell are

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pili

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mesosomes

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cilia

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fimbriae

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Solution

The correct option is D fimbriae
(i) Pili – Elongated tubular structures (of protein pilin) which function in conjugation.
(ii) Cillia – Fine hair-like outgrowth of membrane, found in eukaryotes only.
(iii) Mesosome – Invagination of plasma membrane present in prokaryotes.

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