While Examining a Rock Surface, You Have Discovered an Interesting

question 38

Multiple Choice

While examining a rock surface, you have discovered an interesting new organism. Which of the following criteria will allow you to classify the organism as belonging to Bacteria but not Archaea or Eukarya?

• A) Cell walls are made primarily of peptidoglycan.
• B) The organism does not have a nucleus.
• C) The lipids in its plasma membrane consist of glycerol bonded to straight-chain fatty acids.
• D) It can survive at a temperature over 100°C.

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Definitions:

Consumer Surplus

The divergence between what consumers are able and willing to shell out for a product or service and the actual cost they incur.

Marginal Benefit

The uplift in satisfaction or value derived from the consumption of an additional unit of a product or service.

Marginal Cost

An additional expense incurred from the production or acquisition of one more unit of a good or service.

Efficiency

The ability of a system or process to achieve a goal using the least amount of resources possible.