-While Exploring a Sulfur Spring, a Scientist Finds a New

question 29

Multiple Choice

-While exploring a sulfur spring, a scientist finds a new organism. It is single- celled, lacks a cell wall, has a few internal membranes, and appears to have set up a symbiotic relationship with a species of free- living purple sulfur bacteria that are common in the spring. There are no other organisms within it. This new organism would be considered a(n)

• A) prokaryote.
• B) aerobe.
• C) eukaryote.
• D) living intermediate.

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