Identifying microorganisms by key features

Steps:

• Examine table columns for features like cell type, reproduction, and structure.
• Match first column to fungus: eukaryotic cells, chitin walls, spore reproduction.
• Match second column to bacterium: prokaryotic cells, peptidoglycan walls, binary fission.
• Match third column to virus: non-cellular, DNA/RNA in protein coat, replicates in host.

Why C is correct:

• C aligns rows precisely with definitions: fungi are eukaryotic with chitin; bacteria prokaryotic with peptidoglycan; viruses acellular needing hosts.

Why the others are wrong:

• A misorders by swapping bacterium and virus, ignoring prokaryotic vs. acellular traits.
• B misorders by placing virus first, which lacks independent cellular structure unlike bacteria or fungi.
• D misorders by placing virus second, confusing it with bacterial reproduction methods.

Final answer: C