Cell Types- Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic

Question 1

List 3 differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

Answer 1

Prokaryotic cells lacks nucleus and cell bound organelles while eukaryotic cells have these things, prokaryotic cells have a smaller more simple structure while eukaryotic cells have a larger more complex structure, prokaryotic cells have a single DNA molecule while eukaryotic cells have multiple linear DNA molecules.

Question 2

What organisms are made of prokaryotic cells, and what organisms are made of eukaryotic cells?

Answer 2

Prokaryotic: Bacteria and Archaea
Eukaryotic: Protists, Plants cells, Fungi, and Animal cells

Question 3

What cell parts are NOT present in prokaryotic cells?

Answer 3

This cell lacks a nucleus, membrane bound organelles such as mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, and golgi apparatus.

Question 4

What cell part is scattered throughout the cytoplasm of ALL cells? What is its job?

Answer 4

Ribosomes are cell components that are scattered all throughout the cytoplasm of all cells. Its purpose is to read encoded in messenger RNA and use it to assemble from amino acids.