Which of the following would be the best way to determine whether a cell belonged with Archaea or Bacteria?
Select one:
a. Check to see if it can form a capsid around itself since only Bacteria can do that.
b. Test to see if it can survive in harsh environments since only Archaea survive these.
c. Test for the presence of a special form of RNA polymerase because only Bacteria has this.
d. Check to see if it has a nucleus because only Archaea have nuclei.

Question

Which of the following would be the best way to determine whether a cell belonged with Archaea or Bacteria? 
Select one:
a. Check to see if it can form a capsid around itself since only Bacteria can do that.
b. Test to see if it can survive in harsh environments since only Archaea survive these.
c. Test for the presence of a special form of RNA polymerase because only Bacteria has this.
d. Check to see if it has a nucleus because only Archaea have nuclei.

shrutipande9 · Answer

its B. D is ruled out bcuz both are prokaryotes and thus do not have nucleus.the ans can also be C bcuz archea have 3 RNA pol while bacteria have only 1.