Multiple Choice
In prokaryotic cell architecture, what is the primary structural component of most bacterial cell walls?
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In prokaryotic cell architecture, what is the primary structural polymer that makes up most bacterial cell walls?
A
Cellulose, a polymer of glucose found in plant cell walls
B
Peptidoglycan (murein), a polymer of sugars cross-linked by short peptides
C
Chitin, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine found in fungal cell walls
D
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), the major outer leaflet component of Gram-negative outer membranes
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