Question

Gram negative monerans lacking cell wall show reproduction by

• A. Elementary bodies
• B. Binary fission
• C. Conidia formation
• D. Endospore formation

Answer 1

The correct option is A Elementary bodies

Example of gram negative bacteria are Mycoplasma. They originated from gram positive bacteria but lost their walls and became gram negative.

They divide reproductively through elementary bodies. These bodies are formed by uneven division of the cell, in huge numbers and are present inside the mature cell.

Binary fission, Conidia formation and Endospore formation are other methods of reproduction but are not seen in Gram negative monerans lacking cell walls.

So the correct answer is ' Elementary bodies'.