Choose the correct statements (i-v) regarding mycoplasma
(i) Mycoplasma has no cell wall.
(ii) Mycoplasma is the smallest living organism Known.
(iii) Mycoplasma cannot survive without O 2 .
(iv) Mycoplasma are pathogenic in animals and plants.
(v) A sort of sexual reproduction accurs in bacterium by adopting a primitive DNA transfer from one bacterium to the other.
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The statements regarding Mycoplasma are evaluated as follows:
(i) Mycoplasma has no cell wall: This is correct. Mycoplasma are unique bacteria that completely lack a cell wall around their cell membrane.
(ii) Mycoplasma is the smallest living organism known: This is correct. They are the smallest independent self-replicating organisms, typically ranging from 0.1 to 0.5 micrometers.
(iv) Mycoplasma are pathogenic in animals and plants: This is correct. They cause diseases such as pleuropneumonia in animals and little leaf of brinjal or witch's broom in plants.
(v) A sort of sexual reproduction occurs in bacterium by adopting a primitive DNA transfer from one bacterium to the other: This is correct. While bacteria do not have true sexual reproduction, they undergo a "sort of" sexual reproduction via conjugation, where DNA is transferred from a donor to a recipient.
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