Question

Which group is called joker of plant kingdom?

Answer 1

Mycoplasma:

Mycoplasmas are the smallest living cells, which lack a definite cell wall. They are pathogenic to both plants and animals and can survive without oxygen.

Mycoplasma-like organisms (MLOs) or Pleuro pneumonia-like organisms (PPLOs) are also called Joker of the plant kingdom.

Reason:

Mycoplasma is recognized as the Jokers of the plant Kingdom because,

• Mycoplasma is pleomorphic.
• They range from spherical to filamentous in structure. T
• They don’t have any unique body shape, they vary in size from 0.125 to 0.15 micron meters in diameter.
• They are the smallest living organisms identified and can also move across bacteria-impermeable spaces.