Compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Prokaryotes |
Eukaryotes |
True nucleus is absent |
True nucleus is present |
Membrane bound cell organelles are absent |
All membrane bound cell organelles are present. Ex: mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi, chloroplast, etc. |
70s ribosomes are present |
70s (mitochondria & chloroplast) 80s ribosomes are present |
Genetic material is single and circular |
Many chromosomes are present and they are linear |
Cell wall usually present but chemically complex | Present only in plant cells |
Cell division is by binary fission | mitosis |
Cell size is small | large |
Plasma membrane present | Present |
Cytoplasm present | Present |
Cell growth is faster | Slow |
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