A group of scientists are observing a new found cell. They want to classify it as either a prokaryotic cell or a eukaryotic cell. If you were one of the scientists, what would be your basis for classification?
The question can be solved by using the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell.
Prokaryotic cell does not have a well defined nucleus. The nuclear material lies naked in the cytoplasm. It is known as nucleoid. While, eukaryotic cell has a well defined nucleus with a nuclear membrane.
Prokaryotic cell has a single chromosome while eukaryotic cell has more than one chromosome.
Finally, prokaryotic cell do not have membrane-bound cell organelles while eukaryotic cell have membrane-bound cell organelles.
