Cell The Unit Of Life Question 99

Question: The simplest way to distinguish a prokaryotic from a eukaryotic cell, is to check for:

Options:

A) Plasma membrane

B) Nucleus

C) DNA

D) Proteins

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

[b] All cells have plasma membranes, DNA, and proteins.

There are single-celled rep- resentatives from both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

The most reliable way to tell the difference between cell types is the presence of a nucleus, which is found only, in eukaryotes.