As you traveled through a prokaryotic cell from outside to inside, in what order would you encounter the following layers?
A) Phospholipid bilayer, slimy polysaccharide layer, peptidoglycan layer, polysaccharide-rich phospholipid membrane
B) Peptidoglycan layer, polysaccharide-rich phospholipid membrane, slimy polysaccharide layer, phospholipid bilayer
C) Slimy polysaccharide layer, polysaccharide-rich phospholipid membrane, peptidoglycan layer, phospholipid bilayer
D) Polysaccharide-rich phospholipid membrane, peptidoglycan layer, phospholipid bilayer, slimy polysaccharide layer
E) Slimy polysaccharide layer, phospholipid bilayer, peptidoglycan layer, polysaccharide-rich phospholipid membrane

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The slimy polysaccharide layer (known as the capsule) is the outermost layer of a prokaryotic cell, followed by the polysaccharide-rich phospholipid membrane (known as the cell membrane). The peptidoglycan layer (found in bacteria) is next, followed by the innermost layer, the phospholipid bilayer.

As You Traveled Through a Prokaryotic Cell from Outside to Inside