Question

What are the 4 characteristics used to identify prokaryotes

Answer 1

Answer:

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

2. Chemical nature of cell walls

3. Type of movement

4. How they obtain energy

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

Answer 2

Answer:

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

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

3. No distints  vacuoles are doubtful

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