Eukaryotes and prokaryotes

Eukaryotic cells	Prokaryotic cells
Plant and animal cells	Bacterial cells
Cell membrane	Cell membrane surrounded by a cell wall
Cytoplasm	Cytoplasm
Genetic material enclosed in a nucleus	Genetic material is a single DNA loop and sometimes small rings of DNA called plasmids, not enclosed in a nucleus.
Larger (5 μm – 100 μm)	Smaller (1 μm – 10 μm)

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