Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780321922212
Author: Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden Maier
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 10LTB
Eukaryotic cells differ from prokaryotic cells in that only eukaryotic cells ___________
- contain DNA;
- have a plasma membrane;
- are considered to be alive;
- have a nucleus;
- are able to evolve
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