Question

Name and describe five differences between a human cell and a Pseudomonas aeruginosa cell.

Answer 1

Human cell:
1. Eukaryotic cell
2. Presence of a distinct nucleus
3. Presence of Mitochondria
4. Reserve food materials are stored in vacuoles
5. Absence of cell wall
6. Absence of capsule
7. Linear genome (23 pairs of chromosomes; 3.3 X 109 bp)
8. Plasmids are absent

Pseudomonas aeruginosa cell:
1. Prokaryotic cell
2. Absence of a distinct nucleus
3. Absence of Mitochondria
4. Reserve food materials are suspended in the cytoplasm as inclusion bodies
5. The cell wall is present (Composed of peptidoglycan)
6. Presence of capsule
7. Circular naked genome (5.5-6.8 Mb)
8. Plasmids can be present