You are observing an organism under the microscope and you note that it has a cell wall, no chloroplasts, and a nucleus. Your prediction would be that this organism is a/an ______.

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The presence of a cell wall and a nucleus indicates that the organism is a eukaryote, ruling out viruses and bacteria, which are prokaryotes. The absence of chloroplasts suggests it is not an alga, which typically has chloroplasts for photosynthesis. Protozoans generally do not have a cell wall. Therefore, the organism is most likely a fungus, which has a cell wall made of chitin and lacks chloroplasts.

You Are Observing an Organism Under the Microscope and You