Question 18

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You are sick with a sore throat and fever. Your doctor does a throat swab and makes a microscope slid
the microscope, they find long chains of spherical cells that lack membrane bound organelles.
Do you have a viral or bacterial or fungal infection? How do you know?
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You have a viral infection, as viruses form long cellular chains unique to your cells You have a bacterial infection, as bacteria are simple prokaryotic cells - and you are not You have a fungal infection, as fungi are simple arokaryotic cells - as are your Impossible to determine from the information supplied.

Answer 1

Based on the information provided, you most likely have a bacterial infection.

Here's the reasoning:

1. Observation of Long Chains of Spherical Cells: The description of "long chains of spherical cells" suggests the presence of streptococci, which are a type of bacteria that typically appear in chains.

2. Lack of Membrane-Bound Organelles: The absence of membrane-bound organelles is characteristic of prokaryotic cells, which include bacteria. Eukaryotic cells, such as those of fungi and human cells, have membrane-bound organelles.

3. Fungal Infection Consideration: Fungi are also eukaryotic cells and typically do not appear as long chains of spherical cells; they usually exist as filaments (hyphae) or yeasts.

4. Viral Infection Consideration: Viruses are not composed of cells and do not form cellular structures like chains; they require a host cell to replicate.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

You have a bacterial infection, as bacteria are simple prokaryotic cells.