Question

the table compares prokaryotes, plants cells and animal cells. complete the table by dragging the \absent\ and \present\ boxes and dropping them into the correct area in the table. both terms will be used more than once.
absent present
structure prokaryote plant cell animal cell
nucleus present
mitochondria absent
chloroplast absent

Explanation:

• Nucleus: Prokaryotes lack a true nucleus (they have a nucleoid region instead). Animal cells are eukaryotic and have a nucleus.
• Mitochondria: Plant and animal cells (eukaryotic) have mitochondria for energy production. Prokaryotes lack membrane - bound organelles like mitochondria.
• Chloroplast: Chloroplasts are present in plant cells (for photosynthesis) and absent in animal cells (as animals do not perform photosynthesis).

Answer:

Structure	Prokaryote	Plant Cell	Animal Cell
Mitochondria	Absent	Present	Present
Chloroplast	Absent	Present	Absent