All cells fall into one of two broad categories. They are eukaryotic and:
AAutotrophic
BProkaryotic
CHeterotrophic
DPhotosynthetic
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Prokaryotic
1. Cells are grouped by whether their genetic material sits inside a membrane-bound nucleus.
2. There are many types of cells, all grouped into one of two broad categories.
3. Those two categories are prokaryotic and eukaryotic.
4. Autotrophic and heterotrophic describe how an organism feeds, not how its cell is built.
_Source: OpenStax Biology for AP(R) Courses (CC BY 4.0), Ch 4 'Cell Structure', sections 4.1-4.6_
Related questions
The earliest fossil evidence for life on Earth, microbial mats, dates back about:A gap junction channel is built when six connexin proteins arrange into a structure calledRanking the cytoskeletal fibres from narrowest to widest gives:Lysosomes can digest material because their internal pH is:Removing the centrosome from a cell shows that centrioles:Which pair of structures is found in animal cells but generally not in plant cells?Structures found in plant cells but not in animal cells include chloroplasts, a large centThe material cells secrete around themselves, holding a tissue together, is the: