Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Cells as the basic units of living organisms

Cells as the basic units of living organisms — practice question

The table compares two characteristics of a typical eukaryotic cell with those of a typical prokaryotic cell. Which row gives the correct comparison of these cells?

  • Apresence of centromeres: eukaryotic ✓, prokaryotic ✓; presence of telomeres: eukaryotic \times, prokaryotic \times
  • Bpresence of centromeres: eukaryotic ✓, prokaryotic \times; presence of telomeres: eukaryotic ✓, prokaryotic \times
  • Cpresence of centromeres: eukaryotic \times, prokaryotic ✓; presence of telomeres: eukaryotic \times, prokaryotic ✓
  • Dpresence of centromeres: eukaryotic \times, prokaryotic \times; presence of telomeres: eukaryotic ✓, prokaryotic ✓

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