Question
How is a prokaryotic cell different from a eukaryotic cell?
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Prokaryotic cell
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Eukaryotic cell
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Most prokaryotes are unicellular.
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Most eukaryotes are multicellular.
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Size of the cell is generally small (0.5- 5µm).
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Size of the cell is generally large (50- 100µm).
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Nuclear region is poorly defined due to the absence of a nuclear membrane or the cell lacks true nucleus.
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Nuclear region is well-defined and is surrounded by a nuclear membrane, or true nucleus bound by a nuclear membrane is present in the cell.
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It contains a single chromosome.
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It contains more than one chromosome.
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Nucleolus is absent.
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Nucleolus is present.
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Membrane-bound cell organelles such as plastids, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, etc. are absent.
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Cell organelles such as mitochondria, plastids, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, etc. are present.
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Cell division occurs through binary fission
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Cell division occurs by mitosis.
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Prokaryotic cells are found in bacteria and blue-green algae.
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Eukaryotic cells are found in fungi, plants, and animal cells.
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