Question

10. Suppose a cell has the following molecules and structures: enzymes, DNA, ribosomes,
plasma membrane, and mitochondria. It could be a cell from __.
A. a bacterium, but not a eukaryote
B. nearly any eukaryotic organism
C. an animal, but not a plant
D. a plant, but not an animal

Answer 1

The correct answer to the question is option C ie an animal,but not plant.

Reason- The correct answer is option C because it can be an animal cell as the components mentioned in the question are all parts of the animal cell but it cannot be a plant cell as plant cell contains cell wall and it is absent in this case.So the only chance is to be an animal cell.

The other options are incorrect because-

option A cannot be the answer as bacterial cell does not contain mitochondria.

Option B cannot be the answer as it cannot be any eukaryotic cell because plant cell which is also an eukaryotic cell cannot come in this category.

option D it cannot be a plant cell as plant cell contains cell wall and chloroplast which are not mentioned in the question.

So therefore Option C is the correct answer.