NEET Biology question

Statement 1: Prokaryotes have an one envelope system. Statement 2: There is not even a single membrane that surrounds the prokaryotic cell.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is FalseCorrect
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (C)

Solution

Prokaryotes do have a single (one-envelope) membrane system — the plasma membrane surrounding the cell, with the cell wall and glycocalyx as additional outer layers (Statement 1 true).

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