Smallest organisms, self reproducing in free living state are
A
Bacteria
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B
PPLO
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C
Prions
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D
Viruses
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Solution
The correct option is B PPLO Mycoplasma are smallest living cells known that are capable of reproduction in free living state. They are also cally as PPLO or Pleuropneumonia-Like Organisms. They lack cell wall around their cellular membrane. Due to lack of cell wall, they are resistant to antibiotics like penicillin. They are anaerobic organisms. They can survive without oxygen.