You must decide how to classify a newly discovered organism, but you have only limited test materials to help you make your decision. Chemical A glows if a nuclear envelope is present. Chemical B turns blue in the presence of chloroplasts. Chemical C fizzes when mixed with chitin. After testing the organism, you find out that it glows, doesn't turn blue, and fizzes. You classify this organism as a:

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The organism glows, indicating a nuclear envelope is present, which rules out bacteria (prokaryotes). It doesn't turn blue, indicating no chloroplasts, ruling out diatoms. It fizzes with chitin, which is a component of fungal cell walls, indicating it is a fungus.

You Must Decide How to Classify a Newly Discovered Organism