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The figure depicts the structure of a microorganism.​
(iii) Why do we say bacteria are prokaryotes?​

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Bacteria are prokaryotes because of the following:​
  • They lack a well- defined nucleus .​
  • They have a single DNA present as the genetic material.​
  • All membrane bound cell organelles like mitochondria, chloroplasts etc. are absent.​

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