Sunday, April 7, 2013

How is a prokaryotic cell different from a eukaryotic cell?


2. How is a prokaryotic cell different from a eukaryotic cell?
Answer:
Prokaryotic cellEukaryotic cell
1. Size : generally small ( 1-10 µm)    Where 1 µm = 10-6m1. Size: generally large ( 5-100 µm)
2. Nuclear region: It is not well defined and known as nucleoid.2. Nuclear region: well defined  and surrounded by a nuclear membrane
3. Chromosome: single3. More than one chromosome
4. Membrane-bound cell organelles absent4. Membrane-bound cell organelles are present.

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