Question: How are eukaryotic cells different from prokaryotic cells?

Natasha Myhill answered on 7 Nov 2017:

So, prokaryotic cells are usually bacteria – they don’t have a nucleus to store their DNA in, it is usually just floating around in the cell as circular DNA. They also don’t have other membrane-bound organelles. The eukaryotic cell (from plants and animals) has lots of membrane-bound organelles, including a nucleus where DNA is found in the form of chromosomes. There are a number of other differences including how they make more cells and pass on DNA, and what is found inside the cell. They are also quite different in size. A prokaryotic cell is usually 1-10um, while eukaryotic cells are 10-100um – much bigger.