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    Pro·kar·y·ote
    /prōˈkerēˌōt/

    noun

    • 1. a microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles. Prokaryotes include the bacteria and cyanobacteria.
  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ProkaryoteProkaryote - Wikipedia

    A prokaryote (/ p r oʊ ˈ k ær i oʊ t,-ə t /, less commonly spelled procaryote) is a single-cell organism whose cell lacks a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. The word prokaryote comes from the Ancient Greek πρό (pró) 'before' and κάρυον (káruon) 'nut, kernel'.

  3. May 14, 2024 · Prokaryote is an organism that lacks a distinct nucleus and other organelles. Learn about the characteristics, examples, and evolution of prokaryotes, such as bacteria and archaea, from Britannica.

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  4. Learn the characteristics and features of prokaryotic cells, the single-celled organisms of the domains Bacteria and Archaea. Compare and contrast prokaryotes with eukaryotes, and explore their diversity, size, and surface-area-to-volume ratio.

  5. Prokaryotes are microscopic organisms belonging to the domains Bacteria and Archaea, which are two out of the three major domains of life. (Eukarya, the third, contains all eukaryotes, including animals, plants, and fungi.) Bacteria and archaea are single-celled, while most eukaryotes are multicellular.

  6. Apr 28, 2017 · Prokaryote Definition. Prokaryotes are unicellular organisms that consist of a single prokaryotic cell. Prokaryotic cells are simple cells that do not have a true nucleus or other cell organelles. Bacteria and Archaea are the two domains of life that are prokaryotes.

  7. Key terms. How do prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells differ? What is the endosymbiotic theory? One theory that may explain how eukaryotes became so complex is the endosymbiotic theory. This theory proposes that organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts were once free-living prokaryotic cells that began to live within a larger host cell.

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  9. May 24, 2024 · Prokaryotes are single-celled organisms that are the earliest and most primitive forms of life on Earth. As organized in the Three Domain System, prokaryotes include bacteria and archaeans. Some prokaryotes, such as cyanobacteria, are photosynthetic organisms capable of photosynthesis.

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