NEET Solved Paper 2014 Question 47

Question: Which one of the following living organisms completely lacks a cell wall? [AIPMT 2014]

Options:

A) Cyanobacteria

B) Sea-fan (Gorgonia)

C) Saccharomyces

D) Blue-green algae

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

  • Sea-fan (Gorgonia) belongs to Kingdom-Animalia Phylom, Cnidaria and order: Gorgonacea. As, it is on animal, thus it lacks cell wall cyanobacteria or B we green algae (kingdom Monera) have cell wall which is composed of peptidoglycan, Sacchromyces is a genus of kingdom fungi which includes many species of yeast. Their cell wall is mode up of chitin.