Please help with this cell Biology question?

Question

describe one of two Structural and Functional differences of prokaryotes and eukaryotes, please help ... I see the Size and Cell Walls differences for structure, how about functional???

similarities and differences

Answer 1

The cell structure of prokaryotes differs greatly from eukaryotes in many ways. The defining characteristic is the absence of a nucleus or nuclear envelope.

Prokaryotes also were previously considered to lack cytoskeletons and do lack membrane-bound cell compartments such as vacuoles, endoplasmic reticulum/endoplasmic reticula, Golgi apparatus, mitochondria, and chloroplasts. In eukaryotes, the latter two perform various metabolic processes and are believed to have been derived from endosymbiotic bacteria. In prokaryotes similar processes occur across the cell membrane; endosymbionts are extremely rare.

Prokaryotes also have cell walls, while some eukaryotes, particularly animals, do not. Both eukaryotes and prokaryotes have structures called ribosomes, which produce protein. Prokaryotes are usually much smaller than eukaryotic cells.

Taking into account membrane bound organelles, prokaryotes also differ from eukaryotes in that they contain only a single loop of DNA stored in an area named the nucleoid. The DNA of the eukaryote is found on chromosomes.
Prokaryotic DNA also lacks the proteins found in eukaryotic DNA.

Prokaryotes have a larger surface area to volume ratio. This gives the Prokaryotes a higher metabolic rate, a higher growth rate and thus a smaller generation time as compared to the Eukaryotes.

Each organelle has its own function so try to relate them for the functional differences in both

Answer 2

Prokayotes (pro meaning before, karyote means the nucleus) do not have a nucleus and eukaryotes do (1 difference). THe nuclear material in a prokaryote is able to move freely in the cytoplasm, while it is stored in the nuclues in eukaryotes (the type of DNA structure is also different).
Prokaryotes have cell walls like plant cells, but not animal cells.
Functional: eukaryotes have more organelles and are more complex (carry out more functions). We are made up of many different cells that have different functions and wokring together make a whole and more complex organism than a single prokaryotic cell.
I'm sorry I can't remember more off the top of my head.