Question

Which of these is NOT a common feature of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?

1) Mechanisms for transcription and translation
2) Genetic information encoded in DNA
3) Construction of plasma membrane
4) Cytoplasmic organelles such as endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complex

Answer 1

Option 4.

Cytoplasmic organelles such as the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complex are not features common to both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells; they are unique to eukaryotic cells.

Step-by-step explanation:

Among the options listed, the one that is NOT a common feature of both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells is the presence of cytoplasmic organelles such as the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complex.

While both cell types do have mechanisms for transcription and translation, genetic information encoded in DNA, and a construction of plasma membrane, it is the complex membrane-bound organelles that set eukaryotic cells apart from prokaryotic cells.

Prokaryotic cells lack these internal structures, which are characteristic of more complex eukaryotic cells.

Therefore, the correct option in the final answer is cytoplasmic organelles such as endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complex.