Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

Question 1

What is a eukaryotic cell?

Answer 1

Cells that have a nucleus and membrane bound organelles

Question 2

Mitochondria is

Answer 2

Organelles in cells that produce energy for a cell

Question 3

Examples of Eucaryotes include:

Answer 3

• Protist
• Plants
• Fungi
• Animals

Question 4

Prokaryotic cells

Answer 4

‘Primative’ cells with a simple structure, lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles.

Question 5

Examples of prokaryotes include:

Answer 5

Archea and Eubacteria
( have pili and flagella to help them move around)

Question 6

Are eukaryotes unicellular or multicellular?

Answer 6

multicellular or unicellular

Question 7

Are prokaryotes unicellular or multicellular?

Answer 7

unicellular

Question 8

Describe prokaryotic DNA:

Answer 8

• floats in the cytoplasm
• Small and circular

Question 9

Describe eukaryotic DNA:

Answer 9

Found in the nucleus
Straight
Have large amounts of DNA

Question 10

what are all of the internal structures of eukaryotic cells that are membrane bound called?

Answer 10

organelles, and they all have different functions within the cell.

Question 11

What is the aim of the investigation to examine prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

Answer 11

Aim: to examine and compare a variety of prokaryotic and eucaryotic cells using a light microscope. (wet mount prac)

Question 12

Identify two limitations of using a light microscope.

Answer 12

Only certain
structures (such as the cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm and chloroplasts) are large enough to be viewed
using the microscopes available in school laboratories. For more details of other structures in a cell, electron
micrographs need to be used.

Question 13

how do you calculate the magnification of a light microscope?

Answer 13

total magnification = magnification ocular lens x magnification objective lens

Question 14

What features do the two different types of cells share?

Answer 14

cell membrane
cytoplasm
ribosomes