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. ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| Prokaryotic Cell | Eukaryotic Cell |
| 1. Size: Generally small (1-10 μm)
1 μm = 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 μm)
2. Nuclear region: well-defined and surrounded by a nuclear membrane. 3. There is more than one chromosome. 4. Membrane-bound cell organelles present. |