NEET · Biology · STD 11 - 8. Cell the unit of life
Cell wall is absent in
- A Mycoplasma
- B Nostoc
- C Aspergillus
- D Funaria
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(A) Mycoplasma
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(a) : Mycoplasma (Kingdom- Monera) are the simplest and smallest free living prokaryotes which are devoid of a cell wall. Plasma membrane forms the outer boundary of the cell of mycoplasma.Nostoc is a cyanobacterium (Kingdom- Monera), in which cell wall comprises of peptidoglycans. Aspergillus is a fungus (Kingdom- Fungi) in which cell wall is mainly made of chitin. Funaria is a bryophyte (Kingdom- Plantae) in which cell wall is cellulosic in nature.
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