AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Prokaryotic cells, such as bacteria, have a free-floating chromosome that is usually circular and is not enclosed in a nuclear membrane . Instead, the DNA simply exists in a region of the cell called the nucleoid.

Detailed explanation-2: -By definition, prokaryotes lack a membrane-bound nucleus to hold their chromosomes. Instead, the chromosome of a prokaryote is found in a part of the cytoplasm called a nucleoid. Prokaryotes generally have a single circular chromosome that occupies a region of the cytoplasm called a nucleoid.

Detailed explanation-3: -DNA in eukaryotic cells is found inside the nucleus, while DNA in prokaryotic cells is located in the cytoplasm. Eukaryotic cells are generally larger and more complex than prokaryotic cells. Eukaryotic organisms include animals, plants, fungi, and paramecia. Prokaryotic organisms include bacteria and archaea.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cytoplasm of prokaryotic cells Located within the cytoplasm of a prokaryotic cell is a single loop of DNA known as a nucleoid. The nucleoid is not membrane bound and suspends freely within the cytosol. Accompanying the nucleoid material of the prokaryotic cell is a small ring of extrachromosomal DNA known as plasmid.

Detailed explanation-5: -All of the genetic information in a cell was initially thought to be confined to the DNA in the chromosomes of the cell nucleus. It is now known that small circular chromosomes, called extranuclear, or cytoplasmic, DNA, are located in two types of organelles found in the cytoplasm of the cell.