Question

Notice that now you are learning a number of differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Besides the fact that prokaryotes lack a membrane-bounded nucleus, describe the following differences:

Mode of reproduction?

Answer 1

Prokaryotic cells reproduce by binary fission, resulting in two identical cells, while eukaryotic cells can reproduce using mitosis or meiosis, leading to genetic diversity.

Step-by-step explanation:

Prokaryotic cells reproduce asexually, primarily through a process called binary fission; eukaryotic cells can reproduce both asexually, through mitosis, and sexually, through meiosis.

In binary fission, a prokaryotic cell duplicates its DNA and divides into two identical cells. This form of reproduction does not involve the complex processes found in eukaryotic cell division. In contrast, eukaryotic cells undergo mitosis for asexual reproduction or growth, where the cell duplicates its genetic material and separates into two identical cells, and meiosis for sexual reproduction, which results in four non-identical cells with half the original number of chromosomes, ready to merge with another cell during fertilization.

This mode of reproduction in eukaryotic cells leads to genetic diversity while prokaryotes generally produce identical offspring unless mutations occur. The genetic diversity in eukaryotic organisms is one of the reasons for their complex evolution as compared to prokaryotic organisms.