A polygon is a plane (2-dimensional) object bounded by straight lines. A polyhedron (not polyhendron!) is a solid (3-dimensional) object bounded by polygonal faces.
So, pyramids and some prisms are polyhedra. A cylinder is a type of prism but, because two of its faces are circular, those faces are not polygons. As a result a cylinder is not a polyhedron.
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Prisms have polygons as bases whereas cylinders have circles as bases. In a way, a cylinder is like a circular prism.
They are convex polyhedra. composed of at most two types of polygons..
Prisms: Feed troughs, bathtubs, and boxes. Pyramids: Pyramids of Egypt and the Aztecs. Cylinders: Cans, pistons, tubes, and pipes. Cones: Ice cream cones, funnels, and the bottom part of a water tower.
All shapes are polygons * * * * * Wrong! Neither is a polygons. Polygons are two-dimensional shapes enclosed by straight lines. Even a common shape, such as a circle is NOT a polygon. Pyramids and prisms are two of an infinite variety of polyhedra.
... whereas one of the "bases" of prisms are vertices.