a particular cell is known to be round and incapable of producing its own food, which one of these organelles would you assume the cell must have?(1 point)

Question

a particular cell is known to be round and incapable of producing its own food, which one of these organelles would you assume the cell must have?(1 point)
Responses

central vacuole

plasma membrane

chloroplast

cell wall

GPT-4o mini · Answer

Based on the information provided, the correct organelle that the cell must have is the plasma membrane.

Here's a brief explanation for each option:

Central vacuole: Commonly found in plant cells, it plays a role in storage and maintaining turgor pressure but is not essential for all cells.
Plasma membrane: This is a fundamental component of all cells, providing structure and regulating the movement of substances in and out of the cell.
Chloroplast: This organelle is involved in photosynthesis and is found in plant cells; since the cell is incapable of producing its own food, it likely doesn't have chloroplasts.
Cell wall: This structure is typical of plant cells and some fungi, but not all cells have cell walls (e.g., animal cells do not).

Since the cell is round and incapable of producing its own food, it is likely an animal cell or a similarly structured cell that must have a plasma membrane.