Question

why organisms like bacteria bacteria are called prokaryotes

Answer 1

Bacteria are examples of the prokaryotic cell type. ... In general, prokaryotic cells are those that do not have a membrane-bound nucleus. In fact "pro-karyotic" is Greek for "before nucleus". Besides bacteria, the cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are a major group of prokaryotes.

Answer 2

organisms like bacteria called prokaryotic because they do not have fully develop nucleus in their cells