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Q.Which of the following lack cell wall?

(a) Mycoplasma
(b) Archaebacteria
(c) Dinoflagellate
(d) Chrysophytes
Haryana BsehBoard of School Education Haryana (Senior Secondary Part-I / Class 11) 2020MCQ· 1mImportance★★★★★
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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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