Mycoplasmas are bacteria that lack cell walls. On the basis of this structural feature, which statement concerning mycoplasmas should be true?
A) They are gram-negative.
B) They are subject to lysis in hypotonic conditions.
C) They lack a cell membrane as well.
D) They contain less cellulose than do bacteria that possess cell walls.
E) They possess typical prokaryotic flagella.

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Mycoplasmas are one of the very few groups of bacteria that do not contain cell walls. Without a cell wall, mycoplasmas are vulnerable to lysis (bursting) in hypotonic conditions where water moves into the cell causing it to expand and potentially burst.

Mycoplasmas Are Bacteria That Lack Cell Walls