Abeka Biology Test 3 Practice

Understanding the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells is about how cell structure relates to function. Prokaryotes organize their genetic material in a nucleoid region, lack a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, and are usually smaller; they typically reproduce by binary fission. Eukaryotes have a true nucleus enclosed by a nuclear membrane and contain many membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria and, in plants and algae, chloroplasts; they are generally larger and divide by mitosis for growth and tissue renewal (with meiosis for sexual reproduction). Because eukaryotic cells do have membrane-bound organelles, the statement claiming they lack them isn’t correct.