Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the structure of a typical bacterial cell?

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Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the structure of a typical bacterial cell? (A) Cells possess naked circular DNA which is folded to form nucleoid (B) Cells are surrounded by a peptidoglycan cell wall and a mucilaginous sheath (C) Cells possess well developed membrane bound cell organelles (D) Ribosomes in these cells are 70S in nature

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In a bacterial cell, membrane bound cell organelles as found in eukaryotes are absent. Various structures present in the cytoplasm of a prokaryotic cell include mesosomes, 70S ribosomes, nucleoid, plasmids, gas vacuoles, food reserve, etc.

Q. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the structure of a typical bacterial cell?

Cells possess naked circular $D N A$ which is folded to form nucleoid

Cells are surrounded by a peptidoglycan cell wall and a mucilaginous sheath

Cells possess well developed membrane bound cell organelles

Ribosomes in these cells are $70 S$ in nature

In a bacterial cell, membrane bound cell organelles as found in eukaryotes are absent. Various structures present in the cytoplasm of a prokaryotic cell include mesosomes, $70 S$ ribosomes, nucleoid, plasmids, gas vacuoles, food reserve, etc.