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Q.Cell wall of Bacteria is made up of

(a) Cellulose
(b) Lignin
(c) Glycogen
(d) Peptidoglycan
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The bacterial cell wall is built of peptidoglycan (murein), not cellulose.

The cell wall of bacteria is composed of peptidoglycan (also called murein) — a mesh-like polymer of two alternating sugar derivatives, N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM), cross-linked by short peptide chains. This rigid layer:

  • gives the bacterial cell its shape and mechanical strength,
  • protects it from osmotic lysis, …

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