COMPARISON OF PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC CELLS |
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|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Prokaryotes | Eukaryotes |
| SIZE | 1-10 micrometers | 10-100 micrometers |
| CHROMOSOMES | single, circular | multiple, linear |
| CHLOROPHYLL | NOTin chloroplasts | in chloroplasts |
| RIBOSOMES | present (smaller) | present (larger) |
| PLASMID DNA | present | absent |
| DNA | present | present |
| CELL MEMBRANE | present | present |
| CELL WALL | present | present |
| NUCLEAR MEMBRANE | absent | present |
| HISTONE PROTEINS | absent | present |
| GOLGI APPARATUS | absent | present |
| ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM | absent | present |
| LYSOSOMES | absent | present |