A scientist finds an unusual living thing and decides to study it.

Which observation indicates that the living thing is among the smallest types of living things?

A.
It possesses a membrane-bound nucleus.

B.
It possesses a hard outer shell.

C.

It does not have a nucleus.

D.
It is multicellular.

Question

A scientist finds an unusual living thing and decides to study it.

 

Which observation indicates that the living thing is among the smallest types of living things?
  
 
 

 
 

  

  A. 
  It possesses a membrane-bound nucleus.   
   

 
 

  

  B. 
  It possesses a hard outer shell.   
   

 
 

  

  C. 
 
It does not have a nucleus.
   
   

 
 

  

  D. 
  It is multicellular.

anonymous · Answer

Smallest things are those with little to no organelles.
Organelles would contain parts like the nucleus, mitochondria, ribosome. 
Those would be prokaryotes. 

Eukaryotes are those with multiple organelles and a nucleus.
So a prokaryotes would be smaller than an eukaryote