Question

Bacteria can be divided into classes namely gram-positive bacteria and gram-negative bacteria based on their cell wall.

(a) True

(b) False

The question was posed to me in an interview for job.

My doubt stems from Extracellular Matrix and Cell Interactions in portion Extracellular Matrix and Cell Interactions of Cell Biology

Answer 1

Right choice is (a) True

Easy explanation: The bacteria are divided into gram positive and negative bacteria based on the thickness of the peptidoglycan present in their cell wall. The thick peptidoglycan layer is gram-positive cell wall and thin layer of peptidoglycan is gram-negative cell wall.