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Standard VIII
Biology
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
The figure de...
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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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