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Define the following terms: cell, prokaryotic cell, eukaryotic cell, organelle.

(I) Cell: Cell is the basic building units of an organism.

(ii) Prokaryotic cell: A Prokaryotic cell is primitive in organisation. It has a nucleoid (nuclear membrane is absent).


(iii) Eukaryotic cell: A cell having membrane bound cell organelles are called eukaryotic cell.


(iv) Organelle: Small membrane bound structures within a cell are called organelles. Example: Nucleus, mitochondria, lysosomes.


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