Kingdoms Flashcards
What are the 3 domains of life?
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
What are Eukaryotes (in relation to Bacteria and Archaea)?
Eukaryotes are a fusion between Archaea and Bacteria
Describe the DNA of a Prokaryote cell.
The DNA is free inside the cell (a strand of DNA)
Describe the membrane of Bacterias.
Unbranched fatty acids
Describe the membrane of Archaeas.
Branched fatty acids (or isoprene chains)
What am I describing? : Streches of DNA within a gene that are not used to make a gene product.
Introns
Introns are : 1._____ in bacterial genes
2. \_\_\_\_ in Eukarya genes 3. \_\_\_\_in Archaea genes
- absent
- present
- present
What are Ribosomes?
Structures inside cells used to synthesize proteins
Give the ribosome size of :
- Archaea
- Bacteria
- Eukaryotes
- Prokaryotes
- 70s
- 70s
- 80s
- 70s (lol)
Internal Membranes are only found in ______’s organelles. (Eukaryotes or Prokaryotes)
Eukaryotes
Describe the typical Eukaryote cell.
- DNA stored in nucleus
- with cytoskeleton
- genes with introns
- some with cell walls
- membrane-bound organelles
Describe the membrane of Eukaryote cells.
Unbranched fatty acids
What is symbiosis?
Interaction between 2 different organisms living in close physical association
What is endosymbiosis?
Symbiosis in which one of the symbiotic organisms lives inside the other
Which type of cell stays single cell organisms?
Prokaryotic cells