Question

You discover a unicellular organism in a pool in an abandoned salt mine. The organism has cell walls, but the walls do not contain peptidoglycan. The new organism is likely a species of bacteria. True or False.

Answer 1

Answer:

False

Explanation:

All bacteria  contain peptidoglycan in the their cell wall; the major component of peptidoglycan is the N-acetylmuramic acid. The peptidoglycan in bacteria helps to protect the bacteria plasma membrane and cell as a whole from environmental stress as well as maintaining its cell morphology.

In this case, the unicellular organism that was discovered is most likely an archaea. Archaea are organisms that have a semi rigid cell wall with the absence of peptidoglycan.