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