Fill in the gaps in the following table, illustrating the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Prokaryotic Cell Eukaryotic Cell
1. Size: Generally small (1-10 μm)
1 μm = 10-6m
2. Nuclear region:
______________________________
______________________________
and known as ___________________
3. Chromosome: single
4. Membrane-bound cell organelles absent. 1. Size: Generally large (5-100 μm)
2. Nuclear region: well-defined and surrounded by a nuclear membrane.

3. More than one chromosome.
4. ______________________________
______________________________
______________________________

Question

Fill in the gaps in the following table, illustrating the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Prokaryotic Cell	Eukaryotic Cell
1.   Size: Generally small (1-10 μm)
1 μm = 10-6m
2.   Nuclear region:
______________________________
______________________________
and known as ___________________
3.  Chromosome: single
4.  Membrane-bound cell organelles absent.	1.  Size: Generally large (5-100 μm)
2.  Nuclear region: well-defined and surrounded by a nuclear membrane.
 
3. More than one chromosome.
4. ______________________________
______________________________
______________________________

Accepted Answer

Solution:




Prokaryotic Cell


Eukaryotic Cell




1. Size: Generally small (1-10 &mu;m)
1 &mu;m = 10-6m
2. The nuclear region is poorly defined due to the absence of a nuclear membrane and is known as the nucleoid.
3. There is a single chromosome.
4. Membrane-bound cell organelles absent.


1. Size: Generally large (5-100 &mu;m)
2. Nuclear region: well-defined and surrounded by a nuclear membrane.
3. There is more than one chromosome.
4. Membrane-bound cell organelles present.

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