Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Mycoplasma can pass through less than 1 micron filter size.
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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Mycoplasma can pass through less than 1 micron filter size.
Statement II: Mycoplasma are bacteria with cell walls.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Accepted Answer

Statement I is correct: Mycoplasma are described as the "smallest living cells known"  and diagrams indicate sizes around 0.1 µm , which allows them to pass through filters with pore sizes less than 1 micron (a characteristic feature distinguishing them from many other bacteria). Statement II is incorrect: The text explicitly states that "The Mycoplasma are organisms that completely lack a cell wall" .

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