A cell you view under a microscope has a cell wall and chromosomes but no nucleus. The cell you are viewing could be a(n)
A) human muscle cell.
B) cell from a maple leaf.
C) prokaryote in a human intestine.
D) cell in a potato skin.

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The presence of a cell wall and chromosomes but no nucleus indicates that the cell is a prokaryote, which includes bacteria and archaea. Therefore, the best choice is C) prokaryote in a human intestine. Human muscle cells and cells from a maple leaf are eukaryotic cells, which have a nucleus and may or may not have a cell wall, depending on the organism. Cells in a potato skin also have a nucleus and cell wall, as they are plant cells.

A Cell You View Under a Microscope Has a Cell