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Biology Question on kingdom monera

The main difference in Gram (+)ve and Gram (-)ve bacteria resides in their

A

cell wall

B

cell membrane

C

cytoplasm

D

flagella.

Answer

cell wall

Explanation

Solution

Danish bacteriologists Christian Gram for the first time classified bacteria on the basis of the cell wall into two groups - gram +ve and gram -ve by staining with crystal violet and safranin. Gram +ve cell walls are less complex with peptidoglycan compounds and proteins and no lipids in the cell wall. Whereas in Gram -ve cell walls are more complex with peptidoglycan compounds, phospholipids and lipopolysaccharides and contains 20% lipids.