Differences between bacteria and plant cell.
Differences between bacteria and plant cell.
| bacterium | Plant |
| Unicellular organism | Multicellular organism |
| Nuclear membrane absent | Nuclear membrane present in all cells |
| DNA is circular and lies free in the cytoplasm | DNA is linear and contained in a nucleus |
| Membrane bound organelles absent | Membrane bound organelles present |
| DNA is naked | DNA is associated with proteins to form chromosomes. |
| Ribosomes are smaller (70S | Ribosomes are larger (80S) |
| Ribosomes lie free in the cytoplasm | Ribosomes may be attached to endoplasmic reticulum |
| Mitochondria absent. Respiration carried out by mesosomes | Mitochondria are responsible for aerobic respiration |
| When present, cell wall is the non-cellulose type, composed of amino sugars and muramic acid. | The cell wall is composed of cellulose |
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