Fill in the gaps in the following table illustrating the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Prokaryotic Cell Eukaryotic Cell
1. Size: generally small (1-10micrometer)(1 micrometer = 10-6 meter)1. Size: generally large (5-100 micrometer)
2. Nuclear region: ____________________,__________ and known as ________.2. Nuclear region: well defined and surrounded by a nuclear membrane.
3. Chromosome: Single3. More than one single chromosome
4. Membrane-bound cell organelles absent.4. __________________________________________



Prokaryotic Cell 
Eukaryotic Cell

1. Size: generally small (1-10micrometer)

(1 micrometer = 10-6 meter)

1. Size: generally large (5-100 micrometer)

2. Nuclear region: Irregularly shaped region, disorganized nucleus and known as the nucleoid.

2. Nuclear region: well defined and surrounded by a nuclear membrane.
3. Chromosome: Single
3. More than one single chromosome
4. Membrane-bound cell organelles absent.

4. Membrane-bound cell organelles are present.

Updated on: 16-Jan-2023

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