You Must Decide How to Classify a Newly Discovered Organism

question 33

Multiple Choice

You must decide how to classify a newly discovered organism, but you have only limited test materials to help you make your decision. Chemical A glows if a nuclear envelope is present. Chemical B turns blue in the presence of chloroplasts. Chemical C fizzes when mixed with chitin. After testing the organism, you find out that it glows, doesn't turn blue, and fizzes. You classify this organism as a

• A) slime mold.
• B) diatom.
• C) fungus.
• D) zooflagellate.
• E) bacterium.

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Definitions:

Surety

A form of security or guarantee where a third party agrees to be responsible for the debt, default, or failure of another to fulfill an obligation.

Subject To

Conditional upon or dependent on something else; can indicate subjection to legal restrictions or conditions.

Personally Liable

Refers to the responsibility of an individual to cover debts or legal judgments out of their own assets.

Mortgage

A legal agreement in which property is used as collateral for the repayment of a loan.