Eukaryotes are normally much larger in size than any prokaryotes considering a eukaryotic organism contains a nucleus and other organelles that are enclosed by the cell membrane, which prokaryotic organisms do not contain a nucleus nor organelles from the cell membrane
The findings from the two expeditions, found that the patch covers 1.6 million square kilometers with a concentration of 10–100 kg per square kilometer. They estimate an 80,000 metric tons in the patch, with 1.8 trillion plastic pieces, out of which 92% of the mass is to be found in objects larger than 0.5 centimeters.
In evolutionary<span> biology, </span>convergent evolution<span> is the process whereby organisms not closely related (not monophyletic), independently </span>evolve<span> similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar environments or ecological niches</span>
