Question

one of the major differences in the cell division of prokayotic cells compared to eukaryotic cells is that the prokaryotic cell division occurs through binary fission whereas the eukaryotic cell division occurs either through mitosis or meiosis. Furthermore, prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus while eukaryotic cells have a nucleus. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell division are two types of cell division processes classified based on the organization of the organisms.

Answer 1

Correct! In prokaryotic cells, binary fission is the mode of cell division, where the parent cell divides into two daughter cells, both with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell. In contrast, eukaryotic cells have either mitosis or meiosis to divide, where chromosomes are replicated and separated into daughter cells, resulting in cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell in meiosis. The presence of a nucleus in eukaryotic cells but not in prokaryotic cells is a defining characteristic that separates these two types of cell division processes.