Question

A student examined diagrams of two different cells. One cell was prokaryotic, and the other cell was eukaryotic. What should the student do to identify a major difference between the diagrams?

compare the shapes of the two cells

check to see which diagram shows a nucleus


check to see which diagram shows cytoplasm


compare the number of vacuoles in the two cells

Answer 1

B. check to see which diagram shows a nucleus

Answer 2

The student should look for the presence or absence of a nucleus. Prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus, while eukaryotic cells do have a nucleus.