Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

DNA. By contrast though, bacterial DNA is contained in a large, circular strand. This single chromosome is located in a region of the cell called the nucleoid . The nucleoid is not an organelle, but a region within the cytoplasm. Many bacteria also have additional small rings of DNA known as plasmids .


Q: Bacterial dna is contained in a large, circular strand; this single chromosome is located in a region of the cell called what?


A:
the nucleoid