NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyBiological ClassificationPractice
Mycoplasmas are different from other prokaryotes by
Options
- APresence of chitin in cell walls
- BPresence of murein in cell walls
- CPresence of proteins in cell walls
- DAbsence of cell wall itself
Correct answer
D. Absence of cell wall itself
Step-by-step solution
Mycoplasma is a wall-less bacteria. It is also known as PPLO. Because of the absence of a cell wall, it may have several shapes therefore termed as pleomorphic organisms. The absence of a cell wall makes them resistant to penicillin.