Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements regarding chemotaxis is incorrect?
A) In a cell with peritrichous flagella, each flagellum moves individually but in a coordinated direction during a run.
B) In a tumble, the flagellum reverses direction, causing the cell to stop moving and change course.
C) The fuel for flagellar motion is not ATP, but a proton gradient.
D) When a cell detects a nutrient gradient, it will increase the frequency of runs to move toward the nutrient.
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