Multiple choice

Which of the following organisms are called prokaryotes?

  1. Green algae, brown algae and red algae

  2. Yeasts and other fungi

  3. Mycoplasma, bacteria and cynobacteria

  4. Bacteria, yeast and virus

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Prokaryotes are organisms without a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles, including bacteria and cyanobacteria. Algae and fungi are eukaryotes. Viruses are not cellular and do not fit either category. The option has a typo: cynobacteria should be cyanobacteria.