Question

You have an assignment to make a wet-mount preparation of a new sample organism and

decide into which group this organism most likely belongs: plant, animal, protist, bacteria
or fungi. Your decision is that the organism is eukaryotic, most likely plant-like. Your
decision to classify the organism as eukaryotic was based upon -
A. the presence of DNA
B. the presence of a nucleus
C. the absence of DNA
D. the absence of a nucleus

Answer 1

The organism was classified as eukaryotic due to the presence of a nucleus, a characteristic feature of eukaryotic cells, as opposed to prokaryotic cells which lack a nucleus.

Step-by-step explanation:

The decision to classify an organism as eukaryotic was based upon the presence of a nucleus. Eukaryotic organisms, which include plants, animals, fungi, and protists, have cells that are characterized by a membrane-bound nucleus along with other membrane-bound organelles. This classification differs from prokaryotic organisms, such as Bacteria and Archaea, which lack these structures. The presence of a nucleus is a defining feature of eukaryotic cells, whereas prokaryotic cells do not contain a nucleus.