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Assertion : Bacterial cell wall is chara...

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

A

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

Assertion is true, but Reason is false

D

Both Assertion and Reason are false

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The correct Answer is:
D
Chemically bacterial cell wall consists of acetylglucosamine, acetylglucosamine, acetyl muramic acid and a peptide chain of four or five amino acids. All these chemicals form a polymer called peptidoglycan or murein. Other chemicals, which are present on the cell wall of bacteria are techoic acid, protein, polysaccharides, lipoproteins and lipopolysaccharides.
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