Mycoplasma differs from most other bacteria in that it
- A. contains no DNA
- B. possesses 80S ribosomes
- C. lacks a cell wall
- D. is multicellular
Explanation
Mycoplasma is the smallest known self-living organism and has no cell wall, which is why antibiotics that attack wall synthesis, such as penicillin, have no effect on it. It remains fully prokaryotic, with 70S ribosomes and a single circular chromosome.
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