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Characteristics | Prokaryotic Cell | Eukaryotic Cell |
Flagellum | Consists of two protein building blocks | Complex, Consisting of Microtubules |
Size | Typically 0.2- 2.0μm in daimeter | Typically 10- 100μm in diameter. |
Membrane Bound Organelle | Absent | Present; Example- Lysosome,Golgi Body , Endoplasmic Reticulum , Mitochondria and Chloroplasts |
Shape | Shape in Prokaryotics include- Rods,Cocci, bacilli etc.. | Diverse shapes can be seen such as spherical, elongated, spindle-shaped, discoidal, polyhederal,Oval etc. |
Capsule | Present in form of Glycocalyx | Present only in some cells that lacks Cell Wall. |
Pili | May be present | Absent |
Endospores | May be present | Absent |
Nucleus | False Nucleus (No Membrane) | True Nucleus With Nuclear Membrane |
Cell Multiplication | Binary Fission | Mitosis and Meiosis |
Cell Wall | Usually present- Complex | May be present or absent : if present - Simple type |
B. Two Characteristics that is Important in the ability of bacterium to cause infection is presence of-
1. Glycocalyx - The glycocalyx enables certain bacteria
2.Flagellum - It affects bacterial virulence in various ways,