You Are in a Lab Studying a Newly Discovered Cell

question 51

Multiple Choice

You are in a lab studying a newly discovered cell type. You observe a rigid cytoskeleton in this cell, along with a nucleus and a compartmentalized interior. How would you classify this cell?

• A)as an advanced prokaryotic cell, because it has a rigid cytoskeleton
• B)as a primitive prokaryotic cell
• C)as a possible transitional cell from prokaryotic to eukaryotic
• D)as a eukaryotic cell that has to be heterotrophic
• E)None of the answer options is correct.

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