Which of the following is not a distinguishing characteristic of prokaryotic cells? a) their dna is not enclosed within a membrane. b) they lack membrane-enclosed organelles. c) they have cell walls containing peptidoglycan. d) their dna is not associated with histones. e) they lack a plasma membrane.

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Which of the following is not a distinguishing characteristic of prokaryotic cells? a) their dna is not enclosed within a membrane. b) they lack membrane-enclosed organelles. c) they have cell walls containing peptidoglycan. d) their dna is not associated with histones. e) they lack a plasma membrane.

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E. They do not have a plasma membrane.

The reason for this is that the plasma membrane is a very important part of their cell. Hope that helps! 🙂