AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

TRANSPORT INTO AND OUT OF THE CELL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All of the following statements are true about prokaryotic cells EXCEPT
A
No nucleus
B
They are simple and small
C
Have a cell wall
D
Have organelles
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Prokaryotic cells do not have a well defined nucleus. Their genetic material is called a nucleoid . Membrane bound cell organelles are absent. They are surrounded by a cell wall.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 3 : Plasmids do not occurs in prokaryotic cell.

Detailed explanation-3: -Prokaryotic cells are considered as primitive. They do not have a well defined nucleus and also lack membrane-bound organelles.

Detailed explanation-4: -The cell organelle that is absent in the prokaryotic is the endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, lysosome, and chloroplast. They lack a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles. These are some of the organelles that are absent in prokaryotic cells.

Detailed explanation-5: -Prokaryotic cells are surrounded by a plasma membrane, but they have no internal membrane-bound organelles within their cytoplasm. The absence of a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles differentiates prokaryotes from another class of organisms called eukaryotes.

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