MCPH 4: Lipids make cells impermeable
to many stains, and protect
them from acids, alkalis, and
antibiotics.

Organisms grow slowly because nutrient penetrate inefficiently and cells spend a lot of
energy making lipids.

Question

Lipids make cells impermeable 
to many stains, and protect 
them from acids, alkalis, and 
antibiotics.

Organisms grow slowly because nutrient penetrate inefficiently and cells spend a lot of 
energy making lipids.

Dwight Obillos · Accepted Answer

Acid-Fast Bacteria

(gram positive and 60% peptidoglycan cell wall which is waxy)

Lipids make cells impermeable to many stains, and protect them from acids, alkalis, and antibiotics. Organisms grow slowly because nutrient penetrate inefficiently and cells spend a lot of energy making lipids.