When prokaryotic bacterial cells undergo cell division, the single circular chromosome replicates to form a second chromosome. this new chromosome, like the original, attaches to the plasma membrane. next, the plasma membrane pinches inward, and a cell wall forms across the middle of the cell to separate the two chromosomes and form two daughter cells. how does cell division in bacteria differ from mitosis in eukaryotes?

Cell division in bacteria is amitosis and does not includes formation of spindle apparatus as it occurs in eukaryotic mitosis.

Explanation:

Amitosis is the process of cell division wherein DNA replication is followed by attachment of replicated DNA to the plasma membrane at different locations. Constriction appears on either side of the plasma membrane to divide the parental bacterial cell into two daughter cells.

The daughter bacterial cells are not genetically identical to the parent bacterial cell since there is no spindle apparatus to ensure equal distribution of replication DNA among the daughter cells. Eukaryotic mitosis includes nuclear events and formation of spindle apparatus that pulls the sister chromatids to opposite poles and ensures that the daughter cells obtain an equal amount of DNA.

they have identical fossils of organisms that have evolved over time.

both have animal fossils preserved in them due to weathering and erosion.

they contain different fossils because life on earth has changed through time.

the fossils in them were formed on the surface of earth due to exposure to sunlight.