Eukaryotic vs Prokaryotic

        Prokaryotic Cell                                     VS                                     Eukaryotic Cell

                                               

Main Idea

             Prokaryotic Cell                                                                      Eukaryotic Cell

Does not contain membrane-bound organelles                  Membrane-bound organelles

First life form on earth for millions of years                 Evolution created eukaryotic cells afterward

Consists of one chromosome                                       Consists of more than one chromosome

Unicellular                                                                           Multicellular

Bacteria and Archaea                                                           Plants and Animals

No lysosome or peroxisomes                                               Contains lysosomes and peroxisomes

No endoplasmic reticulum                                                   Has endoplasmic reticulum

No mitochondria                                                                   Has mitochondria

Smaller ribosomes                                                                 Large ribosomes

No golgi apparatus                                                                Contains golgi apparatus

No chloroplasts                                                                     Chloroplasts (Only in Plant Cells)

Smaller                                                                                  Larger

Higher metabolic and growth rate                                        Slower metabolic and growth rate

Shorter generation time                                                        Longer generation time

Flagella is composed of microtubules                                  Flagella is composed of only one fiber

No permeability                                                                    Selective

Has chemically complex cell wall                                        Chemically simple plant and fungi wall

Contains vacuole                                                                   Contains vacuole

No nucleus                                                                             Nucleus

DNA stored in the nucleoid                                                   DNA stored in chromosomes

Reflection

It is just fascinating to me that the fact that microscopic organisms like these can differentiate tremendously and have all of these specific functions and parts. To know that these organisms existed millions of years ago and still are present day already surprises me.

Citation

"Eukaryotic Cell Vs Prokaryotic Cell - Difference And Comparison | Diffen". Diffen.com. N.p., 2017. Web. 15 Apr. 2017.

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