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(a) State the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
(b) Name two prokaryotes and two eukaryotes.

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a-Eukaryotic cells :-
1: have membrane bound organelles
2: have more than 1 chromosomes
3: it is larger in size
4: nuclear region is well defined
Prokaryotic cells :-
1: have no membrane bound organelles
2: have only 1 chromosomes
3: it is smaller in size
4: nuclear region is not well defined.


b-A Eukaryotic cell has a membrane-bound nucleus. The nuclear material in the cell or the DNA is contained within a double membrane. Bacteria are the only type of cells that are not eukaryotic, they are prokaryotic so they do not have DNA encased within a membrane..

Fungi such as mushrooms have eukaryotic cells.

Examples of prokaryotic cells

Escherichia Coli Bacterium (E. coli)

Streptococcus Bacterium.


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