Question

A scientist is collecting information on an unknown cell type. She notices that all the DNA is floating freely in the cell in a ring-shape and has a couple of plasmids as well. What does this tell her about the cell?
Responses

It is eukaryotic because there is a nucleus holding the DNA.
It is eukaryotic because there is a nucleus holding the DNA.

It is eukaryotic because there is no nucleus that holds the DNA, and the DNA is arranged in a circular shape.
It is eukaryotic because there is no nucleus that holds the DNA, and the DNA is arranged in a circular shape.

It is prokaryotic because there is a nucleus holding the DNA.
It is prokaryotic because there is a nucleus holding the DNA.

It is prokaryotic because there is no nucleus that holds the DNA, and the DNA is arranged in a circular shape.

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The correct response is:

**It is prokaryotic because there is no nucleus that holds the DNA, and the DNA is arranged in a circular shape.**

Prokaryotic cells, such as bacteria, typically have their genetic material organized in a single circular chromosome and often contain plasmids. In contrast, eukaryotic cells have their DNA enclosed within a nucleus.