Suppose you are given an unknown single-celled organism with a flagellum and asked to classify it as either prokaryote or eukaryote.Compilation of all the following characteristics of your cell can help you, except the
A) size of the cell.
B) presence or absence of ribosomes.
C) presence or absence of a nucleus.
D) presence or absence of a peptidoglycan layer.
E) type of protein monomer in the flagellum.

Question

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The presence or absence of ribosomes cannot help in distinguishing between prokaryotes and eukaryotes because both cell types contain ribosomes, albeit of slightly different sizes and structures.

Suppose You Are Given an Unknown Single-Celled Organism with a Flagellum