Question

A student observed that a type of eubacteria contains chlorophyll. Which of these does this type of bacteria have in common with plants

Answer 1

• The complete question is:

A student observes that a type of eubacteria contains chlorophyll. Which of these does this type of bacteria have in common with plants?

A It is photosynthetic.

B It contains vascular tissues.

C It contains mitochondria.

D It is heterotrophic

Answer: The correct option is A. It is photosynthetic.

Eubacteria are one of the oldest living unicellular prokaryotes and comprises also the cyanobacteria is one of the types of true bacteria. The eubacteria and the cyanobacteria are photosynthetic which means they use the energy of the sun to prepare their own food and as given, the eubacteria contains chlorophyll which is a photosynthetic pigment. The plants are also photosynthetic in nature and prepare food with the help of sunlight energy in presence of chlorophyll. Therefore it can be concluded that these eubacteria and plants both are photosynthetic.

Answer 2

The eubacteria is photosynthetic, like a plant is.