im doing a science project on the capybara. the teacher asked me if this organism is eukaryotic or prokaryotic and why? Im not sure what this means...can someone please tell me?
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The difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes is the internal cell structure -- prokaryotes are the simplest, single-celled organisms, with no cellular organelles and no cell nucleus, and only a single, circular chromosome. ALL multicellular organisms are eukaryotic, with a much more complex internal cell structure, including a nucleus where there are multiple linear chromosomes.
A capybara, as a "higher order" mammal and most certainly a multicellular organism, is a eukaryote.
A capybara, as a "higher order" mammal and most certainly a multicellular organism, is a eukaryote.