Question

Is nucleolus present in prokaryotes?

Answer 1

Prokaryotes:

1. Prokaryotic cells are fairly simple, small ($1-10\mu$in size), and primitive-type cells.
2. Prokaryotic cells have no well-defined nucleus and the genetic material is found scattered within the cell's cytoplasm, called the nucleoid.
3. These cells do not have membrane-bound cell organelles such as Golgi bodies, mitochondria, lysosomes, ER, peroxisomes, etc.
4. Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus, so hence do not have a nucleolus.