Q.Which of the following lack cell wall?
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Mycoplasma is the only organism among the four options that has no cell wall at all.
A cell wall is present in Archaebacteria (built of pseudomurein, chemically distinct from the murein/peptidoglycan of true bacteria), in Dinoflagellates (which have rigid cellulose plates called thecae forming an armour), and in Chrysophytes such as diatoms (which have a two-piece silica shell). Mycoplasma, by contrast, are the smallest known free-living cells and lack a cell wall entirely — they are bounded only by a plasma membrane that is stabilised by sterols, which is why Mycoplasma cells can be irregular in shape (pleomorphic) and can even pas …
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