Question

Which statement most accurately describes bacterial cells?
Responses

Bacterial cells have a nucleus, but they do not have DNA.
Bacterial cells have a nucleus, but they do not have DNA.

Bacterial cells do not have a nucleus or DNA.
Bacterial cells do not have a nucleus or DNA.

Bacterial cells have DNA, but they do not have a nucleus.
Bacterial cells have DNA, but they do not have a nucleus.

Bacterial cells have a nucleus that contains DNA.

Answer 1

The statement that most accurately describes bacterial cells is:

**Bacterial cells have DNA, but they do not have a nucleus.**

Bacterial cells are prokaryotic, meaning they lack a true nucleus and membrane-bound organelles. Their DNA is typically found in a region called the nucleoid, but it is not enclosed within a nucleus.