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Bacteria are called prokaryotes because a bacterium cell lacks a nucleus. The DNA is found as loops in discrete sites in the cytoplasm, rather than in a nucleus.
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Prokaryotes with a rod shape are called?
bacteria
What is another word for prokaryotes?
Bacteria is also known as prokaryotes Bacteria is also known as prokaryotes
Which group of organisms includes all prokaryotes?
The two groups of organisms that include all prokaryotes are Bacteria and Archaea.
What is the most common form of prokaryotes?
Bacteria are the most common type of Prokaryotes.
Bacteria have a region called a nucleoid in which their genetic material is located Why then are bacteria classified as prokaryotes?
Bacteria are considered prokaryotes simply because they do not have a nucleus where DNA is packed into chromatins, instead they have an open area called the nucleoid where the DNA is placed without any chromatins... ---- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Celltypes.png
What are bacteria cells called?
prokaryotes
What are bacteria called?
Bacteria are called prokaryotes, which are single-celled microorganisms that lack a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.
Prokaryotes with a rod shape are called?
bacteria
Bacteria that oxidize NH3 to NO2 are called?
Chemoautotrophic prokaryotes
What is another word for prokaryotes?
Bacteria is also known as prokaryotes Bacteria is also known as prokaryotes
Cells that don't contain a nucleus and include bacteria are called?
Prokaryotes
What are the single celled organisms that live in your body called?
There are two types - Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. Prokaryotes are the bacteria and Eukaryotes are the cells.
What kinds of organisms are prokaryotes?
Prokaryotes are bacteria.
What bacteria consist of a single cell and has no nucleus?
it is called a eukaryote
To what domain does bacteria belong?
The eubacteria (true bacteria) is an older classification, now just called bacteria, which is the domain itself. The other domain of prokaryotes is now called archaea.
Is glucose a bacteria?
No. Glucose is a polysaccharide (also called a sugar). Bacteria are living organisms that are classified as prokaryotes because they do not have a nucleus.
Are BACTERIA AN EXAMPLE OF PROKARYOTE?
Yes. Since they do not have a membrane bound nucleus they are called prokaryotes.
