Which among the following are the smallest living cells, known without a definite cell wall, pathogenic to plants as well as animals and can survive without oxygen ?
A
Pseudomonas
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B
Bacillus
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C
Mycoplasma
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D
Nostoc
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Solution
The correct option is C Mycoplasma The Mycoplasma are organisms that completely lack a cell wall. They are the smallest living cells known and can survive without oxygen. Many mycoplasma are pathogenic in animals and plants.
Bacillus is a rod-shaped, aerobic or facultative anaerobes, which belongs to a group of the genus of Gram-positive bacteria. These bacteria are widely found in soil and water.
Pseudomonas is a bacteria which helps in the denitrification step of nitrogen cycle. It is aerobic in nature and capable of synthesizing vitamin B.
Nostoc are prokaryotic bacteria lacking membrane-bound organelles.They are kept in cyanobacteria as they are photosynthetic.