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What is a characteristic of the cell walls of Bacteria?
Which domain of organisms lacks peptidoglycan in their cell walls?
What is a function of the peptidoglycan layer in bacterial cell walls?
Which of the following is a characteristic of Gram-negative cell walls?
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What is a difference between bacterial and eukaryotic cell membranes?
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What is a characteristic that distinguishes eukaryotic from prokaryotic cells?
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What is the primary function of the cell wall in prokaryotes?
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What is the term for the carbohydrate 'backbone' of the peptidoglycan layer?
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Which of the following is NOT a component of the cell envelope?
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What percentage of the total dry weight of the cell does the cell wall constitute?
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What is the term for the layer composed of a cross-linked polymeric mesh?
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What is the outermost layer of the cell envelope, if present?
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What is the main difference between the peptidoglycan layer in Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria?
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What is the function of lipopolysaccharide in Gram negative bacteria?
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What is the characteristic of the Gram negative cell wall?
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What is the location of teichoic acid in Gram positive bacteria?
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What is the difference between teichoic acid and lipoteichoic acid?
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What is the composition of the Gram negative cell wall?
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