Question
Science Question on What is a Cell Made Up of? What is the Structural Organisation of a Cell?
How is a prokaryotic cell different from a eukaryotic cell?
Answer
Prokaryotic Cell and Eukaryotic Cell
Prokaryotic cell | Eukaryotic cell |
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Cell size is generally small (1 - 10 μm). | Cell is generally large (5 - 100 μm). |
Nuclear region is called nucleoid and is not surrounded by a nuclear membrane. | Nuclear material is surrounded by a nuclear membrane. |
Only a single chromosome is present. | More than one chromosome is present. |
Nucleolus is absent. | Nucleolus is present. |
Membrane bound cell organelles are absent. | Membrane bound cell organelles. |
Cell division by fission or budding (no mitosis). | Cell division mitotic or meiotic. |