Question

Read the following pairs of examples of organisms. The pair that belongs to the group prokaryotes is

• A. Moss and Sponge
• B. Bacteria and Blue green algae
• C. Yeast and Amoeba
• D. Penicillium and Spirogyra

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Bacteria and Blue green algae

Prokaryotes are the primitive organisms in which a well-defined nucleus is absent. The DNA is present without being enclosed within the nuclear membrane. Such type of arrangement is called nucleiod. They do not have membrane-bound organelles in them. The kingdom Monera solely contains all the prokaryotic organisms.

A. Mosses belong to plant kingdom and sponges belong to animal kingdom. These are eukaryotic.

B. Bacteria and blue-green algae are prokaryotes and they belong to the kingdom Monera.

C. Yeast belongs to kingdom fungi and amoeba belongs to kingdom protista. They are eukaryotic.

D. Penicillium belongs to kingdom fungi and Spirogyra belongs to kingdom plantae. They are eukaryotic.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Bacteria and blue-green algae'