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The cell wall of prokaryotes are made up of

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Cellulose
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Proteins
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Peptidoglycan
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Protein and fats
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Solution

The correct option is C Peptidoglycan
The cell wall of the prokaryotes, is composed of peptidoglycan, a single large polymer of amino acids and sugar. This rigid structure of peptidoglycan, specific only to prokaryotes, gives the cell shape and surrounds the cytoplasmic membrane. Peptidoglycan is a huge polymer of disaccharides (glycan), cross-linked by short chains of identical amino acids (peptides) monomers.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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