A mycoplasma is an organism with a diameter between 0.1 and 1.0 µm. What does the organism's size tell you about how it might be classified?
A) It must be a single-celled protist.
B) It must be a single-celled fungus.
C) It could be almost any typical bacterium.
D) It could be a typical virus.
E) It could be a very small bacterium.

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The size of the mycoplasma falls within the range of typical bacterial sizes, indicating that it could be a very small bacterium. It cannot be a single-celled protist or fungus as these organisms are typically larger in size. It also cannot be a typical virus as viruses are not classified as cells and are much smaller than mycoplasma.

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