Question
How is bacterial cell different from onion pell?

Answer

The major differences between bacterial cell (prokaryotic) and onion peel (eukaryotic) are tabulated below:
 
Bacterial cell
 
Onion peel
$1.$
Size of cell is generally small ($1 - 10$mm).
$1.$
Size of cell is generally large ($5 - 100$mm).
$2.$
Nucleus is absent (nuclear region or nucleoid is not surrounded by a nuclear membrane).
$2.$
Nucleus is present (nuclear material is surrounded by a nuclear membrane).
$3.$
It contains a single chromosome.
$3.$
It contains more than one chromosome.
$4.$
Nucleous is absent.
$4.$
Nucleous is present.
$5.$
Membrane bound cell organelles are absent.
$5.$
Membrane bound cell organelles such as mithochondria, plastids, endoplasmic recticulm, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, peroxisomes, etc. are present.
$6.$
Cell division takes place by fission or budding (no mitosis).
$6.$
Cell division occures by mitotic or meiotic cell division.

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