How is bacterial cell different from an onion peel?

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Bacterial cell is a prokaryotic cell whereas onion peel is a eukaryotic cell.
The differences are:
Prokaryotic cell Eukaryotic cell
Small size (1-10 μm). larger in size 5-100 (μm).
No nucleus, hereditary material is free in the cytoplasm. Nucleus is present, which contains the hereditary material.
Usually a single chromosome is present. Two to several chromosomes present.
No nucleolus Nucleolus is present.
Membrane bound cell organelles are absent. Presence of membrane bound organelles.
70S ribosome. 80S ribosome.
Example - Bacteria, cyanobacteria. Example - plants, animals, fungi, Protista.

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Prokaryotic cell	Eukaryotic cell
Small size (1-10 μm).	larger in size 5-100 (μm).
No nucleus, hereditary material is free in the cytoplasm.	Nucleus is present, which contains the hereditary material.
Usually a single chromosome is present.	Two to several chromosomes present.
No nucleolus	Nucleolus is present.
Membrane bound cell organelles are absent.	Presence of membrane bound organelles.
70S ribosome.	80S ribosome.
Example - Bacteria, cyanobacteria.	Example - plants, animals, fungi, Protista.