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Prokaryotes may be characterised by :

  • A.Presence of nucleus or nucleoid
  • B.Absence of DNA
  • C.Absence of membrane surrounding organells
  • D.Presence of membrane around RNA

Answer: C

Prokaryotes are characterised by the absence of membrane surrounding organelles.

A prokaryotic cell has no nucleus bounded by a membrane and no membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria, chloroplasts, endoplasmic reticulum or Golgi. Its DNA lies in a region of the cytoplasm called the nucleoid.

'Presence of nucleus' is the eukaryotic condition, so that option fails even though prokaryotes do have a nucleoid. Prokaryotes certainly have DNA, and no cell encloses its RNA in a membrane.

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