Question

1. two students list characteristics of an organism:

• has cytoplasm
• has dna in a nucleus
• has ribosomes
• has a cell wall

based on the list of characteristics, student a claims that the organism is prokaryotic, while student b claims that the organism is eukaryotic.
identify which student is correct and why the student is correct.
think about the information carefully. then enter your response in the box provided.

Explanation:

Prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus. The organism in question has DNA in a nucleus, which is a key feature of eukaryotic cells. Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have cytoplasm, ribosomes, and some eukaryotes (like plants, fungi) have cell walls.

Answer:

Student B is correct. The presence of DNA in a nucleus indicates it is a eukaryotic organism as prokaryotes lack a true nucleus.