| Prokaryotic Cells | Eukaryotic Cells |
|---|
| It does not contain the nuclear membrane-bound. | It contains the nuclear membrane bounded by the nucleus. |
| It is very small in size and has a simple structure. | It is comparatively larger and has a complex structure. |
| It is a unicellular organism. | It is a multicellular organism. |
| The growth of prokaryotic cells is faster. | The growth of eukaryotic cells is slow. |
| Only a single chromosome is present. | More than one chromosome is present. |
| The cell division in prokaryotic cells is done by fission. | The cell division in eukaryotic cells is done by the mitosis process. |
| The nucleolus is not found in these cells. | The nucleolus is present in these cells. |
| It has a complex cell wall, present in all the prokaryotic cells. | It has a simple cell wall and is present only in plants and fungi. |
| It has small ribosomes. | It has comparatively large ribosomes. |
| The cytoplasm is present. | The cytoplasm in these cells is also present. |
| Examples – amoeba, blue and green algae, bacteria, and archaea. | Examples – plants, animals, fungi, and protist cells. |