Question

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

Answer 1

whose on usatetprep

Answer 2

@cjbookman This is a endospore or spore. It is not technically a spore though, because it is not a reproductive structure, merely a resting structure.

Answer 3

an* endospore.