question_answer 14)

Fill in the gaps in the following table illustrating difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.  

S. No.	Prokaryotic Cell	Eukaryotic Cell
1.	Size : generally small (1 – 10 µm) 1 µm = 10-6 m	Size : generally large (5 – 100 µm)
2.	Nuclear region : ………………………………………………… ………………………………………………… and known us …….	Nuclear region : well defined and surrounded by a nuclear membrane
3.	Chromosome : single	More than one chromosome
4.	Membrane bound cell organelles absent	…………………………………..

 

Answer:

 

S. No.	Prokaryotic Cell	Eukaryotic Cell
1.	Size : generally small (1 – 10 µm) 1 µm = 10-6 m	Size : generally large (5 – 100 µm)
2.	Nuclear region : undefined nuclear region containing only nucleic acids (genetic material) and known as nucleoid	Nuclear region : well defined and surrounded by a nuclear membrane.
3.	Chromosome : single	More than one chromosome
4.	Membrane bound cell organelles absent	Membrane bound cell organelles present