If a Microscopic Pin Was Stuck into the Center of a Bacterium

question 11

Multiple Choice

If a microscopic pin was stuck into the center of a bacterium, what would be the order of the structures encountered from the outside in?

• A) capsule; cell wall; plasma membrane; cytoplasm
• B) cell wall; capsule; plasma membrane; cytoplasm
• C) plasma membrane; cell wall; capsule; cytoplasm
• D) cell wall; plasma membrane; capsule; cytoplasm
• E) capsule; plasma membrane; cell wall; cytoplasm

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