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Cell Processes — Test

Question 6 • Biology

Which structure is found in the cytoplasm of a prokaryotic cell, but is not found in the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell?

Answer
A
ribosomes
B
mitochondria
C
DNA
D
nucleus

Explanation

Prokaryotic cells have no nucleus, so their DNA is located in the cytoplasm, in a region called the nucleoid. In eukaryotic cells, most DNA is enclosed in the nucleus rather than freely located in the cytoplasm. Ribosomes occur in the cytoplasm of both cell types.

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