What would happen to a bacterial cell if its protective covering was destroyed? it would be better protected from the outside environment. it would be able to convert nitrogen to a usable form for plants. it would be harmed by chemicals in the environment. it would reproduce more slowly.

The correct answer is It would be harmed by chemicals in the environment.

The protective covering of bacterial cell is cell membrane. It acts like a protective barrier of the cell. It is considered as the selectively permeable membrane because it regulates the entry of molecules in and out of the bacterial cell. It means that it does not allow the harmful chemicals to enter the cell and at the same time, the useful substances to leave the cell.

Therefore, if this covering is destroyed, it would be harmed by the chemicals in the environment. As the harmful chemicals would easily enter the bacterial cell in such condition.

It would be harmed by chemicals in the environment.

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