Question

question 4
you are sick with a sore throat and fever. your doctor does a throat swab and makes a microscope slide. under 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?
a you have a viral infection, as viruses form long cellular chains unique to your cells.
b you have a bacterial infection, as bacteria are simple prokaryotic cells - and you are not.
c you have a fungal infection, as fungi are simple prokaryotic cells - as are you.
d impossible to determine from the information supplied.

Explanation:

Viruses are not cells. Fungi are eukaryotic cells with membrane - bound organelles. Bacteria are prokaryotic cells without membrane - bound organelles. The description of long chains of spherical cells lacking membrane - bound organelles points to bacteria.

Answer:

B. You have a bacterial infection, as bacteria are simple prokaryotic cells - and you are not.