Question

unit 1 cumulative test (characteristics of life, biomolecules, cell structure and transport) 2025
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a cell has membrane - bound organelles, but it does not have a cell wall. which of the following could the cell probably belong to?
○ a thermophilic archaea because the cell does not have a nucleus
○ bacteria because the cell has membrane - bound organelles
○ a pine tree because the cell does not have a cell wall.
○ a chicken because the cell does not have a cell wall.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option A: Thermophilic archaea are prokaryotes (no nucleus) but archaea have cell walls (though different from bacteria), and the cell in question has membrane - bound organelles (eukaryote feature), so A is wrong.
2. Analyze Option B: Bacteria are prokaryotes and do not have membrane - bound organelles, so B is wrong.
3. Analyze Option C: Pine trees are plants, and plant cells have cell walls, so C is wrong.
4. Analyze Option D: Chicken cells are animal cells. Animal cells are eukaryotes (have membrane - bound organelles) and do not have cell walls, which matches the description of the cell.

Answer:

D. A chicken because the cell does not have a cell wall.