Describe the differences between prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells?
Difficulty: Medium
Difference Between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells:
- The significant difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell is that eukaryotic cell has a prominent nucleus and many membrane-bound organelles, which are not present in prokaryotic cell
- The DNA of a prokaryotic cell floats in the cytoplasm near the center (this region is called nucleoid); the DNA of a eukaryotic cell is held within the nucleus.
- There is a much higher level of intracellular division of labor in eukaryotic cells than in prokaryotic.
Some more differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells:
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· Size: |
Eukaryotic cells are, on average, ten times the size of prokaryotic cells. |
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• Genomic composition and length: |
The DNA of eukaryotes is much more complex and extensive than the DNA of prokaryotes. |
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• Cell wall: |
Prokaryotes have a cell wall composed of peptidoglycan that is a single large polymer of amino acids and sugar. The cell walls of eukaryotic cells are made of cellulose (in plants) or chitin (in fungi). |
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