Given below are two statements: Statement I : Mycoplasma can pass through less than 1 micron filter size.…

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Mycoplasma can pass through less than 1 micron filter size.

Statement II: Mycoplasma are bacteria with cell wall.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  2. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
  3. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
  4. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Solution

Statement I: Mycoplasma can pass through even 0.22 micron filters which are smaller than 1 micron.

So, the statement I is correct.

Statement II: Mycoplasma is a pleomorphic bacterium without a cell wall and hence it can easily change its shape, due to which it can pass through the filters easily.

So, statement II is incorrect.

Asked in: NEET 2022 (Phase 1)

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