Assertion [A]: Bacteria are prokaryotic organisms.

Reason [R]: Bacteria do not possess true nucleus.

A is correct and R is incorrect.

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R is correct and A is incorrect.

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Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation for A.

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Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation for A.

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Solution

The correct option is C Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation for A.
Bacteria belongs to kingdom Monera. They are prokaryotic organisms. This means that they do not contain a well defined nucleus. All the membrane bound cell organelles like mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, etc are absent.

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Bacteria are refered to as prokaryotes because :

(a) They have no chlorophyll

(b) They are unicellular

(d) They do not have a true nucleus.

Bacteria do not have a nucleus. Since the nucleus contains DNA, it can be concluded that bacteria do not contain DNA.

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