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Question:

Which among the following are the smallest living cells known, without a definite cell wall, pathogenic to plants as well as animals and can survive without oxygen?

Nostoc

Bacillus

Pseudomonas

Mycoplasma

Solution:

Mycoplasma is the smallest cell which does not possess a cell wall as an outer covering but has a cell membrane as an outer covering. As they do not have a cell wall, they do not get affected by antibiotics and cause severe diseases to plants and animals.