Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Cells — Homi Bhabha Exam Biology MCQs with Solutions
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Q1 — Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Cells · medium · theory
A cell that lacks a well-defined, membrane-bound nucleus is called:
A. somatic
B. multicellular
C. prokaryotic ✓ Correct
D. eukaryotic
Solution: Prokaryotic cells have no true nucleus; their genetic material lies free in the cytoplasm.
Q2 — Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Cells · medium · theory
Bacteria are examples of:
A. eukaryotic organisms
B. fungi
C. viruses
D. prokaryotic organisms ✓ Correct
Solution: Bacteria are prokaryotes — they lack a membrane-bound nucleus.
Q3 — Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Cells · hard · theory
A key feature of eukaryotic cells that prokaryotic cells lack is:
A. genetic material
B. membrane-bound organelles and a true nucleus ✓ Correct
C. cytoplasm
D. a cell membrane
Solution: Eukaryotes have a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles; prokaryotes do not.
Q4 — Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Cells · medium · theory
Which of the following has eukaryotic cells?
A. A blue-green alga (cyanobacterium)
B. None of these
C. A plant ✓ Correct
D. A bacterium
Solution: Plants (and animals, fungi, protists) are eukaryotes; bacteria and cyanobacteria are prokaryotes.
Q5 — Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Cells · hard · theory
In a prokaryotic cell, the genetic material (DNA) is:
A. found only in mitochondria
B. not enclosed by a nuclear membrane ✓ Correct
C. enclosed in a true nucleus
D. absent
Solution: Prokaryotic DNA lies free in the cytoplasm in a region called the nucleoid, with no nuclear membrane.
Q6 — Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Cells · medium · theory
Compared with eukaryotic cells, prokaryotic cells are generally:
A. always multicellular
B. smaller and simpler ✓ Correct
C. without any DNA
D. larger and more complex
Solution: Prokaryotic cells are typically smaller and structurally simpler than eukaryotic cells.