The main function of elementary bodies in Mycoplasma $/$ some primitive bacteria is

Reproduction

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Respiration

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Secretion

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Food storage

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Solution

The correct option is D Reproduction
Mycoplasma are smallest bacteria which are capable of self reproduction. They do not contain cell wall. They reproduce by budding and binary fission. Some species have a cellular-like structure called elementary body. Elementary body is a spore formed by it. It is rounded body that later grows into a filamentous form.
Thus, the correct answer is 'Reproduction.'

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