Question

Which two sentences identify the characteristics of a prokaryote?
1.Most prokaryotes lack well-defined organelles. They can move from one place to another using cilia. 2.They use pseudopods to engulf food. 3.The presence of peptidoglycan in their cell walls allows them to be visible on staining. 4.All prokaryotes are heterotrophic in nature.

Answer 1

Answer;

• 1. Most prokaryotes lack well-defined organelles. They can move from one place to another using cilia.
• 3. The presence of peptidoglycan in their cell walls allows them to be visible on staining.

Explanation;

-Prokaryotes are simple unicellular organism that lack an organized nucleus or other membrane-bound organelle.

-Prokaryotes possess characteristics that differentiates them from eukaryotes, these includes;

• they have no nuclear membrane
• their DNA is not wound around histones
• the cell walls are made of a chemical called peptidoglycan
• they do not have complex membrane-bound organelles