Eukaryotic Cell Prokaryotic Cell Nucleus Present Absent Number of chromosomes More than one One--but not true chromosome: Plasmids Cell Type Usually multicellular Usually unicellular (some cyanobacteria may be multicellular) True Membrane bound Nucleus Present Absent Example Animals and Plants Bacteria and Archaea Genetic Recombination Meiosis and fusion of gametes Partial, undirectional transfers DNA Lysosomes and peroxisomes Present Absent Microtubules Present Absent or rare Endoplasmic reticulum Present Absent Mitochondria Present Absent Cytoskeleton Present May be absent DNA wrapping on proteins. Eukaryotes wrap their DNA around proteins called histones. Multiple proteins act together to fold and condense prokaryotic DNA. Folded DNA is then organized into a variety of conformations that are supercoiled and wound around tetramers of the HU protein. Ribosomes larger smaller Vesicles Present Present Golgi apparatus Present Absent Chloroplasts Present (in plants) Absent; chlorophyll scattered in the cytoplasm Flagella Microscopic in size; membrane bound; usually arranged as nine doublets surrounding two singlets Submicroscopic in size, composed of only one fiber Permeability of Nuclear Membrane Selective not present Plasma membrane with steroid Yes Usually no Cell wall Only in plant cells and fungi (chemically simpler) Usually chemically complexed Vacuoles Present Present Cell size 10-100um 1-10um first is eukaryotes second is prokaryotes link-https://googleweblight.com/i?u=https://www.diffen.com/difference/Eukaryotic_Cell_vs_Prokaryotic_Cell&hl=en-IN

The nucleus of eucaryotic cell has a well defined membrane called cell membrane but in procryotic cell nuclear material is dispersed around the cell and the nuclear region is known as nucleoid