eukaryotes vs prokaryotes Flashcards
example animal
eukaryotes: animal, plant, fungi, protist cells
prokaryotes: bacteria and archaea
nucleus
eukaryotes: present- membrane bound
prokaryotes: absent
cell size
eukaryotes: large
prokaryotes: small
dna replication
eukaryotes: highly regulated with selective origins and sequences
prokaryotes: replicates entire genome at once
organism type
eukaryotes: usually multicellular
prokaryotes: unicellular
chromosomes
eukaryotes: more than one
prokaryotes: one long single loop of dna and plasmid
ribosomes
eukaryotes: large, growth rate is slow
prokaryotes: small, growth rate fast
ability to store heredity info
eukaryotes: yes
prokaryotes: yes
cytoplasm
eukaryotes: present
prokaryotes: present
cell wall
eukaryotes: simple, only in plants and fungi
prokaryotes: complex, present in all