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What have you learned about the characteristics of prokaryotic cells?

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Which of the following is the organelle that eukaryotic cells have and prokaryotic cells do not?

  1. ribosome
  2. nucleus
  3. cell wall
  4. flagellum

Prokaryotic cells do not have membrane-bound organelles.

Prokaryotic cells do not have membrane-bound organelles.

Prokaryotic cells do not have membrane-bound organelles.

Prokaryotic cells do not have membrane-bound organelles.

Which of the following groups of organisms is prokaryotic?

  1. bacteria
  2. plants
  3. animals
  4. fungi

Prokaryotic organisms have characteristics that distinguish them from eukaryotic organisms.

Prokaryotic organisms have characteristics that distinguish them from eukaryotic organisms.

Prokaryotic organisms have characteristics that distinguish them from eukaryotic organisms.

Prokaryotic organisms have characteristics that distinguish them from eukaryotic organisms.

Which of the following structures is present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

  1. chloroplast
  2. mitochondrion
  3. endoplasmic reticulum
  4. ribosome

Prokaryotic cells have some structures that are simple, or primitive, forms of the organelles that eukaryotic cells have.

Prokaryotic cells have some structures that are simple, or primitive, forms of the organelles that eukaryotic cells have.

Prokaryotic cells have some structures that are simple, or primitive, forms of the organelles that eukaryotic cells have.

Prokaryotic cells have some structures that are simple, or primitive, forms of the organelles that eukaryotic cells have.

How is DNA organized in prokaryotic cells?

  1. contained in a nuclear envelope
  2. bound in a complex with proteins
  3. folded in the nucleus
  4. integrated into the cell membrane

DNA is compartmentalized differently in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

DNA is compartmentalized differently in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

DNA is compartmentalized differently in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

DNA is compartmentalized differently in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

What is the name for the whip-like structure that aids movement for some bacteria?

  1. cell wall
  2. endoplasmic reticulum
  3. flagellum
  4. ribosome

Some bacteria have a whip-like structure that they use for motion.

Some bacteria have a whip-like structure that they use for motion.

Some bacteria have a whip-like structure that they use for motion.

Some bacteria have a whip-like structure that they use for motion.

Which of the following is NOT a way that we benefit from bacteria?

  1. Bacteria in our intestine produce vitamins we cannot.
  2. Bacteria can be used to help clean up oil spills.
  3. Bacteria can cause deadly illnesses like cholera.
  4. Bacteria can make many copies of DNA for research.

While bacteria can make us sick, there are many good uses for bacteria.

While bacteria can make us sick, there are many good uses for bacteria.

While bacteria can make us sick, there are many good uses for bacteria.

While bacteria can make us sick, there are many good uses for bacteria.

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