BRAINCAKEProkaryotic Cells
Prokaryotes are bacteria and cyanobacteria (formerly called blue-green algae).
Prokaryotic organisms are unicellular and the cells have a simple structure.
They have no membrane-bound organelles and their genetic material is a single, compact loop of supercoiled DNA called a chromosome.
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Key terms in this lesson
- organelle
- A membrane-bound structure within a cell with a specific structure suited to a specific function.
- eukaryotic cell
- A cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, found in animals, plants, fungi and protoctists.
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