8 Cells And How They Replicate Flashcards
Prokaryotes - Nucleus
No nucleus, DNA in nucleoid region
Eukaryotes - nucleus
True nucleus with a nuclear membrane
Prokaryotes - DNA structure
Generally circular, single chromosome
Eukaryotes - DNA structure
Multiple linear chromosomes within nucleus
Prokaryotes - membrane bound organelles
Absent
Eukaryotes - membrane bound organelles
Present (eg. Mitochondria and chloroplasts)
Prokaryotes - cell division
Binary fission
Eukaryotes - cell division
Mitosis and meiosis
Prokaryotes - size
1-10 um
Eukaryotes - size
10-100 um
Prokaryotes - metabolic diversity
High (including extremophiles)
Eukaryotes - metabolic diversity
Limited (autotrophic or heterotrophic)
Prokaryotes - cell wall composition
Common - peptidoglycan in bacteria
Eukaryotes - cell wall composition
Variable - cellulose in plants, chitin in fungi
Prokaryotes - ribosome
Smaller 70S