192 Pre-Medical : Biology ALLEN

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PROKARYOTIC & EUKARYOTIC CELL

CHARACTERS PROKARYOTIC CELL EUKARYOTIC CELL

(1) Nuclear Nuclear membrane absent Nuclear membrane present

Membrane Incipient nucleus/prokaryon/ Nucleus well organised
Genophore/nucleoid present

(2) Cell organelles Membranous cell organalles Membranous cell organalles are
are absent (like Mitochondria, present. (Plastids only in plants)
plastids E.R., golgibody, Microbody)

(3) Ribosome 70 S type 80 S type and

70 S (Mitochondria & chloroplast)

(4) Resp. Enzymes Presents in Mesosome Found in cytoplasm and

or in cell membrane Mitochondria

(5) Flagella Flagella are Made up of Flagellin Flagella are eleven stranded,
protein. Made up of tubulin protein
(9+2 arrangement)

(6) Cyclosis Cytoplasmic streaming absent Present

(7) Chromosomes Naked or folded genome made by True chromosomes

Mainly circular–ds DNA (G–C Rich) (Histone associated with DNA)
(Histone protein absent)

(8) Ploidy level Considered as haploid Haploid, Diploid, Polyploid

(9) Vacuoles Sap vacuole absent but gas vacuole may Present as sap vacuoles in plant cell.
Present

(10) Example :- Bacteria, Cyanobacteria (BGA) All plant & Animal cells,
Mycoplasma (PPLO), Ricketsias, Protista and fungi
Actinomycetes.[Monera kingdom]

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