Question 14 of 19beginner🧠 RememberShort Answer3 marks

Indicate the presence or absence of following structures in bacterial and animal cells:

(Chromoplasts)

Indicate presence or absence in Bacterial cell and Animal cell

Answer

Absent in Bacterial cell, Absent in Animal cell

(Chromosome)

Indicate presence or absence in Bacterial cell and Animal cell

Answer

Present in Bacterial cell, Present in Animal cell

(Golgi complex)

Indicate presence or absence in Bacterial cell and Animal cell

Answer

Absent in Bacterial cell, Present in Animal cell

(Mitochondria)

Indicate presence or absence in Bacterial cell and Animal cell

Answer

Absent in Bacterial cell, Present in Animal cell

(Nucleus)

Indicate presence or absence in Bacterial cell and Animal cell

Answer

Absent in Bacterial cell, Present in Animal cell

Explanation

Bacterial cells are prokaryotic, meaning they lack a membrane-bound nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, though they do contain genetic material (chromosome) in a nucleoid. Animal cells are eukaryotic, possessing a well-defined membrane-bound nucleus (containing chromosomes) and membrane-bound organelles like mitochondria and Golgi complex. Chromoplasts are absent in both bacterial and animal cells; bacterial cells lack them as they lack membrane-bound organelles entirely, while animal cells simply do not contain chromoplasts.