You Have Been Assigned to Analyze Some Extraterrestrial Material Recently

question 35

Multiple Choice

You have been assigned to analyze some extraterrestrial material recently collected from Mars.After examining a sample using a microscope you jump up excitedly and shout to your colleagues that you have confirmed the existence of life on Mars.One of your colleagues takes a look at your sample and remarks that all he sees is a single-celled "blob" with little internal structure.Assuming that life on Mars can be classified into similar domains and kingdoms as Earth, to which domain does your "blob" belong?

• A)Archaea
• B)Fungi
• C)Protista
• D)Animalia

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