Bacterial Cell Structures: Protoplast, Spheroplast, and L Form

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What is the main characteristic of a protoplast?

  • It is surrounded only by its cell membrane (correct)
  • It has a partially removed cell wall
  • It has a complete cell wall
  • It has a thick outer membrane

Which of the following types of bacteria has a cell wall that is partially removed?

  • Spheroplast (correct)
  • Protoplast
  • Gram-positive bacteria
  • L form

What is the primary difference between a protoplast and a spheroplast?

  • The presence of a peptidoglycan cell wall (correct)
  • The presence of an outer membrane
  • The shape of the cell
  • The type of bacterium it comes from

What is the characteristic of L forms that distinguishes them from other types of bacteria?

<p>They have lost their cell wall and shape (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bacteria can L forms come from?

<p>Either gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bacterial cell is surrounded only by its cell membrane?

<p>Protoplast (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a spheroplast?

<p>It has a partially removed cell wall (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can cause a bacterium to become an L form?

<p>Both a spontaneous mutation and the presence of certain drugs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an L form?

<p>It has a cell wall (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between a gram-positive and a gram-negative bacterial cell with a partially removed cell wall?

<p>The presence of an outer membrane (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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