Question

How is a prokaryotic cell different from a eukaryotic cell?

NCERT Class IX
Sciences - Exemplar Problems

Chapter 5. The Fundamental Unit of Life

Answer 1

Eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles, such as the nucleus, while prokaryotic cells do not. Differences in cellular structure of prokaryotes and eukaryotes include the presence of mitochondria and chloroplasts, the cell wall, and the structure of chromosomal DNA.Prokaryotes were the only form of life on Earth for millions of years until more complicated eukaryotic cells came into being through the process of evolution.