... white blood cells engulf bacteria from the bloodstream. The Difference Between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells There are many similarities between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells they both have DNA as their genetic material, they are both membrane bound and both have ribosomes. However prokaryotic cells such as bacteria are smaller and much more simply structured (Fig 3) They lack a nucleus and therefore have no chromosomal DNA, instead their genetic information ... required to make life possible. Although mitosis and meiosis share some similarities there are some contrasting factors ...

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