How is a prokaryotic cell different from a eukaryotic cell?
Prokaryotic Cell |
Eukaryotic Cell |
1. Cell size is generally small (1-10 μm) 2. Nucleus is not bounded by a membrane and it is called nucleoid. 3. Only a single chromosome is present. 4. Nucleolus is absent. 5. Membrane bound cell organelles are absent. 6. Cell division by fission or budding (no mitosis). |
1. Cell is generally large (5-100 (μm) 2. Nuclear material is surrounded by a nuclear membrane. 3. More than one chromosome are present. 4. Nucleolus is present. 5. Cell organelles bounded by membrane are present. 6. Cell division mitotic or meiotic. |