Discuss how Prokaryotes are the same as Eukaryotes.

... Discuss how Prokaryotes are the same as Eukaryotes All living organisms can be classified into two distinct groups: eukaryotes and prokaryotes. These two groups are classified on the basis of their cell structure. The barrier between the two groups essentially divides single-celled primitive cells from the more complex variety of multicellular organisms. In truth, however, the word, eukaryote can be broken into eu from the Greek meaning "truly", and karyon meaning "nucleus", in combination, reading "truly nucleated". Although both eukaryotes and prokaryotes contain common structures, each has its own distinguishing features. Prokaryotic cells have no membrane-bound organelles. This means their DNA is naked, circular and lies free in the cytoplasm, and forms a plasmid. Eukaryotic cells, on the other hand, have double membrane-bound nuclei in which the non-circular chromosomal DNA is contained. Eukaryotes have much larger mass due to their greater size. A bacterium such as E. coli has a mass

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