You Have Been Assigned to Analyze Some Extraterrestrial Material Recently

question 8

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)bacteria
• B)fungi
• C)protista
• D)archea

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable, suggesting a comparison.

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