Consider the Following Data

question 33

Multiple Choice

Consider the following data:
(a) Most ancient eukaryotes are unicellular.
(b) All eukaryotes alive today have a nucleus and cytoskeleton.
(c) Most ancient eukaryotes lack a cell wall. Which of the following conclusions could reasonably follow the data presented? The first eukaryote may have been ________.

• A) very similar to a plant cell
• B) anaerobic
• C) capable of phagocytosis
• D) photosynthetic

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