There is a line in the module-
``Cytoskeleton is present only in Eukaryotes.``
Microtubules forms the cytoskeleton in cilia and flagella. In prokaryotes, then which structure forms the cytoskeleton?

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cytoskeleton is absent in prokaryotes

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Assertion: Eukaryotic cells have the ability to adopt a variety of shapes and carry out directed movements.
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(i) Cilia and flagella work like oars
(ii) Cilia are relatively longer than flagella
(iii) Prokaryotic and eukaryotic flagella are structurally similar
(iv) Cilia and flagella are covered with plasma membrane in eukaryotes
(v) The core of cilia/flagella is called axoneme which has nine pairs of doublets or radially arranged peripheral microtubules and a pair of centrally located microtubules.
How many of the given statements are correct?

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There is a line in the module- ``Cytoskeleton is present only in Eukaryotes.`` Microtubules forms the cytoskeleton in cilia and flagella. In prokaryotes, then which structure forms the cytoskeleton?

cytoskeleton is absent in prokaryotes

There is a line in the module-
``Cytoskeleton is present only in Eukaryotes.``
Microtubules forms the cytoskeleton in cilia and flagella. In prokaryotes, then which structure forms the cytoskeleton?