NEET Biology Biological Classification And System Of Classification / जैविक वर्गीकरण और वर्गीकरण की प्रणाली Question Bank Assertion and Reason

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

    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                                                                                                                              

    E)                 If the assertion is false but reason is true

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

                Chemically bacteria consists of acetyl glycosamine, acetyl muramic acid and a peptide chain of four or five amino acids. All these chemicals together form a polymer called peptidoglycan (= murein or mucopeptide). Some other chemical substances deposited on the cell wall are ? teichoic acid, protein polysaccharides lipoproteins and lipopolysaccharides.


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