Types of Cell

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  • Prokaryotes are unicellular organisms that do not have a nucleus.
  • Prokaryotic cells are the first form of life.
  • Prokaryotes lacks a membrane bound organelles in the cytoplasm, except ribosomes.
  • Examples of prokaryotic cells are Bacterial cells such as Staphylococcus aureus, Lactobacillus acidophilus. Treponema pallidum and Vibrio cholerae.
  • Eukaryotes are either unicellular or multicellular organisms that have a nucleus.
  • Examples o Eukaryotic cells are Plants: Onion or Tomato
    Animal Cells: Blood Cell, Skin Cells, Bone Cell or Nerve Cell
    Fungi: Yeast, Molds, Mushroom
  • Prokaryotes have circular DNA's while Eukaryotes has Linear DNA's.
  • Prokaryotic cells divides by Binary Fission.
  • Eukaryotic cells divides by mitosis and meiosis.