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Multiple Choice
Since bacteria are prokaryotes, they have no ________.
A
ribosomes
B
cytoplasm
C
plasma (cell) membrane
D
membrane-bound nucleus
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Understand the key difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells: Prokaryotes, such as bacteria, lack membrane-bound organelles.
Recall that ribosomes, cytoplasm, and plasma (cell) membrane are present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, so these cannot be the correct answer.
Identify that the nucleus is a membrane-bound organelle found only in eukaryotic cells, and prokaryotes do not have a membrane-bound nucleus.
Therefore, the blank should be filled with 'membrane-bound nucleus' because bacteria, as prokaryotes, lack this structure.
Summarize that the defining feature missing in bacteria is the membrane-bound nucleus, distinguishing them from eukaryotic cells.