184k views
5 votes
What are the 4 characteristics used to identify prokaryotes

User Pirhac
by
4.5k points

2 Answers

5 votes

Answer:

1. Ribosomes are 70S as comĀ­pared to 80S in eukaryotic

2. Nuclear envelope, nucleoplasm, nucleolus and histone covĀ­ering of chromatin are absent.

3. No distints vacuoles are doubtful

4. They multiply very rapidly by asexual means like binary fission, sporulation

User Stianlagstad
by
5.9k points
5 votes

Answer:

1. Their Shape (cocci,bacilli,&spirilla)

2. Chemical nature of cell walls

3. Type of movement

4. How they obtain energy

Step-by-step explanation:

Prokaryotes are cells that do not contain a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelle. They can be identified using the above mentioned characteristics

User Wanderors
by
5.6k points