looking at some pond water under the microscope, you notice an unfamiliar rod-shaped cell about 200 μm long. knowing that some exceptional bacteria can be as big as this or even bigger, you wonder whether your cell is a bacterium or a eukaryote. how will you decide? if it is not a eukaryote, how will you discover whether it is a bacterium or an archaeon?

looking at some pond water under the microscope, you notice an unfamiliar rod-shaped cell about 200 μm long. knowing that some exceptional bacteria can be as big as this or even bigger, you wonder whether your cell is a bacterium or a eukaryote. how will you decide? if it is not a eukaryote, how will you discover whether it is a bacterium or an archaeon?

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305117396

Author:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter3: Cell Structure

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1VQ: What type of micrograph is shown below? Is the organism pictured prokaryotic or eukaryotic? How can...

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