You Have Found a New Prokaryote

question 40

Multiple Choice

You have found a new prokaryote. What line of evidence would support your hypothesis that the organism is a cyanobacterium?

• A) It is able to form colonies and produce oxygen.
• B) It is an endosymbiont.
• C) It forms chains called mycelia.
• D) It lacks cell walls.

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