Class 9 Science - Chapter The Fundamental Unit of Life NCERT Solutions | Fill in the gaps in the following table
Fill in the gaps in the following table illustrating differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
| Prokaryotic Cell | Eukaryotic Cell |
| 1. Size : generally small (1-10 μm) 1 μm = 10-6 m |
1. Size generally large (5-100 μm) |
| 2. Nuclear region: ________________ and known as _________________ |
2. Nuclear region: well defined andsurrounded by a nuclear membrane |
|
3. Chromosome: single |
3. More than one chromosome |
| 4. Membrane-bound cell organelles absent | 4. _______________________ _______________________ |
| Prokaryotic Cell | Eukaryotic Cell |
|---|---|
| 1. Size : generally small (1-10 μm) 1 μm = 10-6 m |
1. Size generally large (5-100 μm) |
| 2. Nuclear region is poorly defined due to absence of nuclear membrane and known as nucleoid. | 2. Nuclear region: well defined and surrounded by a nuclear membrane |
| 3. Chromosome: single | 3. More than one chromosome |
| 4. Membrane-bound cell organelles absent | 4. Membrane-bound cell organelles present |
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