Comparison of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

Question 1

What does the Plasma Membrane do?

Answer 1

Enclose cells, lipid bilayer , ability to deform without tearing

Question 2

What is a phospholipid bilayer?

Answer 2

Two layers of phospholipids, interior hydrophobic and exterior hydrophilic

Question 3

What is DNA?

Answer 3

Hereditary material, containing base pairs and sequences

Question 4

What is RNA?

Answer 4

Translates information in DNA into Proteins

Question 5

What is Ribosomes?

Answer 5

Organelle on which protein synthesis takes place

Question 6

Where do cells get Energy from?

Answer 6

All use ATP to transfer energy from one site to another

Question 7

What is Binary Fission

Answer 7

Cell division in Prokaryote Cells

Question 8

What Cell division mechanism does Eukaryotes use?

Answer 8

Mitosis and Meiosis

Question 9

What is the basic shapes of Prokaryotes?

Answer 9

Spherical (coccus), Rod (bacillus), Spiral (vibrio)

Question 10

List some Prokaryotic Peatures?

Answer 10

Simple structure, small, rapid replication, peptidoglycan cell wall, cytoplasm, horizonal gene transfer

Question 11

What feature of Prokaryotic Cells may cause a problem and why?

Answer 11

Horizontal gene transfer, can create resistance

Question 12

What do ALL bacteria in prokaryotes have?

Answer 12

Plasma membrane, cytoplasm, 70s ribosomes, nucleus with DNA included

Question 13

List some Eukaryotic Features?

Answer 13

Nucleus, DNA, cytoplasm separate from DNA, membrane-bound organelles, internal membranes, cytoplasmic fibres

Question 14

What does Mitochondria do?

Answer 14

Energy production

Question 15

What does Chloroplast do?

Answer 15

Protein Synthesis

Question 16

What does the Golgi Apparatus do?

Answer 16

Packs Proteins

Question 17

What does Lysosomes do?

Answer 17

Digest external substances

Question 18

List 5 differences between Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes?

Answer 18

1. E= Histones P= None
2. E= Polysaccharide cell walls P= peptidoglycan cell wall
3. E= Organelles P= no membrane bound only ribosomes
4. E= Cytoskeleton P= None
5. E= Sexual or Asexual P= always Asexual