Assertion : Bacterial cell wall is characterised by having mucopolysaccharides.
Reason : Acetyl muramic acid is an example of mucopolysaccharide.

Options

A. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C. If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D. If both the assertion and reason are false

Answer

D

Explanation

Bacterial cell wall is made up of peptidoglycan (murin). It is a type of mucopeptide. Peptidoglycan consist of two parts : polysaccharide and amino acid (muramic acid).