Question

1. the table compares the structures and characteristics of two cells. structure dna cell membrane cell wall mitochondria ribosomes cell 1 located in cytoplasm present present present absent present cell 2 located in nucleus present present absent present present what conclusion about the cells does the data in the table support? a. cell 1 is from a plant; cell 2 is from an animal. b. cell 1 is prokaryotic; cell 2 is from a plant. c. cell 1 is prokaryotic; cell 2 is from an animal. d. cell 1 is eukaryotic; cell 2 is prokaryotic.

Explanation:

Step1: Recall cell - type characteristics

Plant cells have a cell wall, animal cells do not. Prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus and membrane - bound organelles like mitochondria. Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus and membrane - bound organelles.

Step2: Analyze Cell 1

Cell 1 has a cell wall, so it could be a plant cell. It also has mitochondria, ribosomes, cell membrane and DNA in cytoplasm which are common features, but the cell wall indicates it is likely a plant cell.

Step3: Analyze Cell 2

Cell 2 has no cell wall, has mitochondria, ribosomes, cell membrane and DNA in the nucleus. The presence of a nucleus indicates it is eukaryotic, and the absence of a cell wall suggests it is an animal cell.

Answer:

b. Cell 1 is prokaryotic; Cell 2 is from an animal. (This is incorrect as we determined Cell 1 is likely plant and Cell 2 is animal. The correct answer is that Cell 1 is from a plant and Cell 2 is from an animal which is not among the given options in a fully correct way, but based on the closest match to our analysis, the best answer from the given choices is a. Cell 1 is from a plant; Cell 2 is from an animal)