Multiple choice

Which of the following functions is not performed by the cell wall?

  1. Providing mechanical strength to the cell

  2. Conferring specific antigenicity to a strain/species

  3. Permitting morphogenesis

  4. Protecting from osmotic lysis

  5. Helping the organism to resist phagocytosis
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E Correct answer
Explanation

This is the function of capsules, which enable many organisms to resist phagocytic engulfment called phagocytosis.

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