Correct Answer - Option 2 : Mycoplasma
The correct answer is Mycoplasma.
The smallest living cell is that of Mycoplasma.
- The members of Kingdom monera include the smallest living cells.
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Mycoplasma is known as the smallest living cell but it does not have a cell wall.
- These are the unicellular organisms that can survive without oxygen.
- The smallest living organism with a cell wall belongs to Bacteria.
- The size of the cell ranges from 0.5 micrometers to 100 micrometers.
- Mycoplasma gallicepticum, a parasitic bacterium is thought to be the smallest known organism with a size from 0.2 to 0.3 micrometer, capable of independent growth and reproduction.
- In the human body, the nerve cell is the longest cell.
- Nerve cells are also called neurons that are found in the nervous system.
- They can be up to 3 feet long.
