Question

Can bacteria survive without a cell wall?

Answer 1

Bacteria:

1. Bacteria are microscopic single-cell organisms present everywhere.
2. Bacteria are present in different shapes and sizes.
3. Some bacteria are beneficial for us while some are harmful.

Bacterial cell wall:

1. Bacteria have complex cell walls essential for retaining their shape and size.
2. Cell walls defend themselves from environmental conditions and other harmful effects.
3. The bacterial cell wall is composed of peptidoglycan.
4. Bacteria can survive without a cell wall.
5. Some bacteria lack cell walls but retain their ability to survive in living organisms.
6. Bacteria are capable to resist without cell walls because they contain unusually tough cytoplasmic membranes.
7. Some bacteria live in osmotically protected habitats such as the animal body.
8. Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma lack cell walls. Tenericutes do not have cell walls as they are present in a eukaryotic host with a stable osmotic environment.