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What is the primary function of the bacterial cell wall?
What is the primary function of the bacterial cell wall?
- Provide energy for the bacterial cell
- Facilitate cell division
- Prevent cells from bursting due to osmotic pressure (correct)
- Act as a barrier against viruses
What is the main structural component of bacterial cell walls?
What is the main structural component of bacterial cell walls?
- Chitin
- Cellulose
- Peptidoglycan (correct)
- Lipopolysaccharide
Which type of bacteria has a thick cell wall and no outer membrane?
Which type of bacteria has a thick cell wall and no outer membrane?
- Eukarya
- Gram-positive bacteria (correct)
- Gram-negative bacteria
- Archaea
What is the sugar backbone of peptidoglycan comprised of?
What is the sugar backbone of peptidoglycan comprised of?
What is the primary linkage connecting the N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc, NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (MurNAc, NAM) in peptidoglycan chains?
What is the primary linkage connecting the N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc, NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (MurNAc, NAM) in peptidoglycan chains?
Which type of bacteria typically has a thicker peptidoglycan layer?
Which type of bacteria typically has a thicker peptidoglycan layer?
What provides additional strength to the Gram-negative bacterial envelope?
What provides additional strength to the Gram-negative bacterial envelope?
Which type of bacteria has interbridges to help connect different peptidoglycan layers?
Which type of bacteria has interbridges to help connect different peptidoglycan layers?
What is the function of teichoic acids in Gram-positive cell walls?
What is the function of teichoic acids in Gram-positive cell walls?
What do wall-associated proteins in Gram-positive bacteria typically do?
What do wall-associated proteins in Gram-positive bacteria typically do?
What happens to the pores in Gram-positive cell walls during dehydration?
What happens to the pores in Gram-positive cell walls during dehydration?
What is the primary reason for Mycoplasma pneumoniae being considered an unusual bacterium?
What is the primary reason for Mycoplasma pneumoniae being considered an unusual bacterium?
What happens to the color of Gram-negative bacteria after the decolorizing step in Gram staining?
What happens to the color of Gram-negative bacteria after the decolorizing step in Gram staining?
What is the role of teichoic acids in Gram-positive cell walls?
What is the role of teichoic acids in Gram-positive cell walls?
What is the primary function of the outer membrane in Gram-negative bacteria?
What is the primary function of the outer membrane in Gram-negative bacteria?
What is the specific sequence of the peptide in peptidoglycan for a given bacterium?
What is the specific sequence of the peptide in peptidoglycan for a given bacterium?
