Question

9. What is a prokaryote? What is a eukaryote? What are the major differences between these cells?

Answer 1

Prokaryotes are the unicellular organisms which do not contain distinct membrane bound nucleus and mitochondria and other cell organells bound by the membrane.It includes bacteria and Archea

Eukaryotes contain distinct membrane bound nucleus and it contains all the organells with membrane bound.it includes domain eukarya containing kingdoms plantae,animalia,Fungi and protista

Difference between Prokaryotes and eukaryotes

a) Prokaryotes are strictly unicellular whereas eukaryotes range from unicellular protists to multicellular animals.

b) Prokaryotes do not membrane bound nucleus, eukaryotes possess membrane bound nucleus.

c) membrane bound organells are absent in Prokaryotes whereas present in eukaryotes.

d) Prokaryotes are heterotrophs whereas eukaryotes contain autotrophic plants and heterotrophic animals

e) Mitochondria is present in eukaryotes and absent in Prokaryotes.