Rafanan, Gershwin Andreev R.

BSN 1 - C

There are significant structural, chemical, and functional differences between bacterial and human cells.

Human cells are eukaryotic because they have a genuine nucleus and organelles that are attached to
membranes. They typically have a greater size, a nucleus that contains linear DNA, a variety of
organelles, lack a hard cell wall, reproduce through mitosis or meiosis, engage in a variety of metabolic
processes, and are largely stationary inside tissues.

Bacterial cells are prokaryotic, which means they lack a genuine nucleus and organelles that are
attached to membranes. They are smaller, have no membrane-bound organelles, have a hard cell wall
built of peptidoglycan, reproduce through binary fission, exhibit a variety of metabolic abilities, and in
some instances are portable through the use of flagella or pili. They also contain a circular DNA molecule
in the nucleoid area and lack membrane-bound organelles.
Rafanan, Gershwin Andreev R.
BSN 1 - C