Difference between Prokaryotic cell and Eukaryotic cell

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answered Feb 25, 2018 by Annu Priya (18,055 points)

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	Prokaryotes	Eukaryotes
Cell and cell size	Always unicellular and the size lies in between 0.2- 2.0 micrometers in diameter	Mostly multi-cellular and the size lies in between 10 – 100 mm in diameter
Cell wall	Usually present; chemically complex in nature	When present, chemically simple in nature
Nucleus	Is absent	Is present
Ribosomes	These cells consist of ribosomes which are smaller in size and circular in shape when compared to the cells of eukaryotes.	The ribosomes of eukaryotes are larger in size and are linear in shape.
DNA arrangement	Circular in shape	Linear in shape
Mitochondria	Is absent	Is present
Cytoplasm	The cytoplasm in prokaryotes does not contain the endoplasmic reticulum	In this, the cytoplasm has the endoplasmic reticulum
Plasmids	Present in prokaryotes	Very rarely found in eukaryotes
Ribosome	small ribosomes.	large ribosomes.
Lysosome	In this, the lysosome, mesosome, and centrosome is absent	Mesosome, Lysosomes, and centrosomes are usually present in Eukaryotes
Cell division	Through binary fission	Through mitosis
Nucleus	It has no nucleus.	It has a true nucleus, bounded by a double membrane.
Flagella	The flagella is smaller in size in prokaryotes	The flagella is larger in size in case of eukaryotes
Reproduction	Asexual	Both asexual or sexual
Example	Bacteria and Archaea	Plant and Animal cell