Biology 2e
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ISBN: 9781947172517
Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher: OpenStax
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Chapter 4, Problem 8RQ
Which of the following organisms is a prokaryote?
a. amoeba
b. influenza A virus
c. charophyte algae
d. E. coli
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Biology 2e
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