Question

Why do prokaryotic cells usually reproduce more quickly than eukaryotic cells?

Choose 1 answer:

(Choice A) A Eukaryotic cells are more structurally complex than prokaryotic cells.

(Choice B) B Eukaryotic cells have less DNA than prokaryotic cells.

(Choice C) C Eukaryotic cells have more cell walls than prokaryotic cells.

(Choice D) D Eukaryotic cells are smaller than prokaryotic cells.

Answer 1

Prokaryotic cells reproduce more quickly than eukaryotic cells because the latter are more structurally complex. The correct option is A.

Structural complexity of cells

Eukaryotic cells have nuclei and membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondrion. This is unlike prokaryotic cells whose DNA lies freely in the cytoplasm and lacks membrane-bound organelles.

In order words, eukaryotic cells are structurally more complex than prokaryotic cells. Thus, reproductive times in prokaryotes are usually quicker than in eukaryotes.

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