DIfferences+between+Eukaryotic+and+Prokaryotic+Cells

Table of Comparison between Animal Cells and Plant Cells
 * || Animal Cell || Plant Cell ||
 * Nucleus || Present || Present ||
 * Cilia || Present || Absent [with exceptions] ||
 * Vacuole || One or more small vacuoles || One larger, central vacuole that takes up 90% of cell volume ||
 * Ribosomes || Present || Present ||
 * Endoplasmic Reticulum || Present || Present ||
 * Plastids || Absent || Present ||
 * Centrioles || Present || Absent [present only in lower plant forms] ||
 * Microtubules/Microfillaments || Present || Present ||
 * Lysosomes || Present in cytoplasm || Usually absent ||
 * Cytoplasm || Present || Present ||
 * Mitochondria || Present || Present ||
 * Flagellae and centrioles || Present || Usually absent ||
 * Communication system || Analogous system of gap-junctions || Linking pores in the cell wall ||
 * Chloroplasts || Absent || Present ||
 * Cell Wall || Absent || Present ||
 * Plasma membrane || Present || Present ||

Table of Comparison between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes


 * || Prokaryotes || Eukaryotes ||
 * Membrane-bound structires || Lack of membrane bound structures [with the exception of the plasma membrane] || * Double membrane-bound nucleus
 * Organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts ||
 * Location of genetic material || Within cytoplasm, with ribosomes as their only organelle [due to the lack of nucleus] || Within the nucleus ||
 * Method of reproduction || Binary fission [duplication of genetic material and the splitting of 2 daughter cells identical to the parent cell] || Several ways, including meiosis [sexual reproduction] and mitosis [cell divisiion producing identical daughter cells] ||

Sources: http://www.diffen.com/difference/Animal_Cell_vs_Plant_Cell http://microbiology.suite101.com/article.cfm/prokaryotic_and_eukaryotic_cells