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Download Solution PDFA prokaryotic cell is characterized by
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is absence of nuclear membrane.
Key PointsOrganisms that lack a membrane-bound nucleus are called prokaryotes.
- A prokaryotic cell does not contain a well-defined nucleus.
- All prokaryotes have a cell wall surrounding the cell membrane except in mycoplasma.
- The nucleolus is absent in prokaryotic cells.
- The fluid matrix filling the prokaryotic cell is the cytoplasm.
- Membrane-bound cell organelles are absent in prokaryotes.
- In prokaryotes, cell division takes place by fission or budding.
- Blue-green algae, bacteria, and mycoplasma are examples of prokaryotes.
Additional Information
- Organisms that have membrane-bound nuclei are called eukaryotes.
- In eukaryotes, cell division takes place by mitosis or meiosis.
- All living organisms are made up of cells.
- Cell is the basic structure and functional unit of life.
- The study of cells is called cytology.
- The word 'cell' was first coined by Robert Hook in 1665.
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