Question 9 — Indicate the presence or - Questions at the end of the chapter - Chapter 2 - Cell: The Building Block of Life (Exploration)

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Q 9
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Indicate the presence or absence of following structures in bacterial and animal cells: Chromosome, Nucleus, Mitochondria, Golgi complex, Chromoplasts.

Image: A two-column table listing chromosome, nucleus, mitochondria, Golgi complex and chromoplasts, with one column for the bacterial cell and one for the animal cell to mark present or absent.
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Bacterial cells lack most of these structures.

Explanation

Structure Bacterial cell Animal cell
Chromosome Absent (DNA in nucleoid) Present
Nucleus Absent Present
Mitochondria Absent Present
Golgi complex Absent Present
Chromoplasts Absent Absent
Bacteria lack membrane-bound parts; chromoplasts are only in plants.
Bacterial Cell vs Animal Cell Bacterial Cell Animal Cell No true nucleus. Has a true nucleus. No membrane organelles. Has membrane organelles. Has a cell wall. No cell wall.
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