Question

Is E. coli a eukaryotic organism?

Answer 1

Prokaryotes:

1. These organisms do not have a nuclear membrane and their genetic material is in the cytoplasm.
2. These organisms do not have membrane-bound organelles.
3. They have 70s ribosomes.

Eukaryotes:

They have a nucleus that is surrounded by a membrane, and they have organelles and 80s ribosomes.

E. coli:

1. They are coliform, gram-negative bacteria. Bacteria are prokaryotic entities.
2. Therefore, E. coli is a prokaryote and not a eukaryote.