3. Answer the following questions using the diagrams provided below, which represent the
composition of bacterial cell walls.
Teichoic acid
Peptidoglycan
Plasma membrane
Lipopolysaccharide
Phospholipid
Lipoprotein
Peptidoglycan
Plasma membrane
(a)
(b)
a) Which diagram represents a gram-positive bacterium? Please explain your answer.
b) Which cell wall is toxic to humans?