John Doe looks under a microscope to identify a cell. He notices that the cell has a cell wall, but it does not have a nucleus. What can John Doe infer from what he saw under the microscope?

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It could be a plant cell
It could be a plant cell

It is an animal cell.
It is an animal cell.

It must be prokaryotic.
It must be prokaryotic.

It is probably fungi.
It is probably fungi.

Answer 1

Based on John Doe's observations that the cell has a cell wall but does not have a nucleus, he can infer that it must be prokaryotic.

Prokaryotic cells, such as bacteria, lack a true nucleus and typically have a cell wall. While plant cells and fungal cells also have cell walls, they do contain nuclei, distinguishing them from prokaryotic cells. Therefore, the most accurate inference is that it is a prokaryotic cell.