Mariana drew a picture of a cell and showed it to Erik. The diagram below shows what she drew.
Mitochondria
Cell membrane
Nucleus
Mitochondrion-
Erik compared it to other types of cells and identified it as an animal cell. How did Erik know this?
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The cell has a nucleus.
The cell has a chloroplast.
The cell does not have genetic material.
The cell does not have a cell wall
Erik knew that it was an animal cell because it does not have a cell wall. Plant cells have a cell wall, while animal cells do not. The presence of a nucleus alone is not enough to determine if a cell is from an animal or plant, as both types of cells have a nucleus. The presence of a chloroplast would indicate a plant cell, but it is not mentioned in the given diagram.
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Apologies for the confusion caused. Let me correct myself.
Erik knew that it was an animal cell because it does not have a cell wall. Plant cells have a cell wall made of cellulose, while animal cells do not. The absence of a cell wall indicates that the cell is an animal cell. Additionally, the presence of a nucleus is another characteristic common to both animal and plant cells, so it cannot be used to differentiate between the two. The presence of a chloroplast would indicate a plant cell, but it is not mentioned in the given diagram.