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How is a bacterial cell different from an onion peel cell?

ScienceClass 9CBSEAnswered 27 Mar 2026
Answer

Bacterial Cell

Onion Peel

Prokaryotic cell

Eukaryotic cell

Lack of organized nucleus, the genetic material present in the form of nucleoid.

Well organised Nucleus

Nuclear membrane absent

Nuclear membrane present

Only a single chromosome is present

More than one chromosome are present

Membrane-bound organelles absent.

Membrane-bound organelles present.

Nucleolus is absent

Nucleolus is present.

Cell division takes place by fission or budding.

Cell division takes place by mitosis or meiosis

Science · Class 9