Question 7
Read the following pairs of examples of organisms:
(a) moss and sponge
(b) yeast and Amoeba
(c) bacteria and blue-green alga
(d) penicillium and Spirogyra
The pair that belongs to the group prokaryotes is
(c) bacteria and blue-green alga
The cells having nuclear material without nuclear membrane are termed prokaryotic cells. The organisms with these kinds of cells are called prokaryotes (pro : primitive; karyon : nucleus). Examples are bacteria and blue green algae.