How is a bacterial cell different from an onion peel cell?
Bacterial cell | Onion peel cell |
Lack of organized nucleus, the genetic material present in the form of nucleoid. | Nucleus well organized. |
Nuclear membrane absent. | Nuclear membrane present. |
Only a single chromosome is present | More than one chromosome is present |
Membrane-bound organelles absent. | Membrane-bound organelles present. |
Nucleolus is absent. | Nucleolus is present. |
Cell division takes place by fission or budding. | Cell division takes place by mitosis or meiosis. |