Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes comparison (exclusive)

Question 1

Which is typically 0.2 - 2.0 µm in diameter?

Answer 1

Prokaryotes
(size of cell)

Question 2

Which is typically 10 - 100 µm in diameter?

Answer 2

Eukaryotes
(size of the cell)

Question 3

Which only have nucleoid (DNA) and not a nucleolus?

Answer 3

Prokaryotes
(Nucleus)

Question 4

Which have a true nucleus (nuclear membrane and nucleoli)?

Answer 4

Eukaryotes
(Nucleus)

Question 5

Which don’t have membrane enclosed organelles? (folds in cell surface membrane)

Answer 5

Prokaryote
(Membrane-enclosed organelles)

Question 6

Which do have membrane enclosed organelles? (e.g. golgi body, mitochondria)

Answer 6

Eukaryotes
(Membrane-enclosed organelles)

Question 7

Which has a flagella made up of 2 protein building blocks?

Answer 7

Prokaryotes
(Flagella)

Question 8

Which has a complex flagella? (multiple microtubules)

Answer 8

Eukaryotes
(Flagella)

Question 9

Which have glycocalyx as capsule/slime layer?

Answer 9

Prokaryotes
(Glycocalyx)

Question 10

Which only have glycocalyx if they lack a cell wall?

Answer 10

Eukaryotes
(Glycocalyx)

Question 11

Which have cell wall chemically complex; peptidoglycan?

Answer 11

Prokaryotes
(Cell wall)

Question 12

Which have a cell wall chemically simple; cellulose?

Answer 12

Eukaryotes
(Cell wall)

Question 13

Which lacks sterols and has 0 carbohydrates in their plasma membrane?

Answer 13

Prokaryotes
(Plasma membrane)

Question 14

Which uses carbohydrates and sterols as receptors e.g. glycoprotein & glycolipids in their plasma membrane?

Answer 14

Eukaryotes
(Plasma membrane)

Question 15

Which doesn’t have a cytoskeleton/cytoplasmic streaming?

Answer 15

Prokaryotes
(Cytoplasm)

Question 16

Which do have a cytoskeleton; cytoplasmic streaming e.g. phagocytosis?

Answer 16

Eukaryotes
(Cytoplasm)

Question 17

Which have 70s ribosomes in general?

Answer 17

Prokaryotes
(Ribosomes)

Question 18

Which have 80s ribosomes in general but 70s in organelles?

Answer 18

Eukaryotes
(Ribosomes)

Question 19

Which (within their chromosome arrangement) have singular circular chromosome and lack histones?

Answer 19

Prokaryotes
(Chromosome (DNA) arrangement)

Question 20

Which (within their chromosome arrangement) have multiple linear chromosomes with histones; providing structural support for chromosomes

Answer 20

Eukaryotes
(Chromosome (DNA) arrangement)

Question 21

Which uses binary fission and cytokinesis?

Answer 21

Prokaryotes
(Cell division)

Question 22

Which uses mitosis?

Answer 22

Eukaryotes
(Cell division)

Question 23

Which only transfer DNA fragments only and does conjugation (spreading genetic material through direct contact)?

Answer 23

Prokaryotes
(Sexual reproduction)

Question 24

Which uses meiosis?

Answer 24

Eukaryotes
(Sexual reproduction)

Question 25

Prokaryotes
(size of cell)

Answer 25

Which is typically 0.2 - 2.0 µm in diameter?

Question 26

Eukaryotes
(size of the cell)

Answer 26

Which is typically 10 - 100 µm in diameter?

Question 27

Prokaryotes
(Nucleus)

Answer 27

Which only have nucleoid (DNA) and not a nucleolus?

Question 28

Eukaryotes
(Nucleus)

Answer 28

Which have a true nucleus (nuclear membrane and nucleoli)?

Question 29

Prokaryote
(Membrane-enclosed organelles)

Answer 29

Which don’t have membrane enclosed organelles? (folds in cell surface membrane)

Question 30

Eukaryotes
(Membrane-enclosed organelles)

Answer 30

Which do have membrane enclosed organelles? (e.g. golgi body, mitochondria)

Question 31

Prokaryotes
(Flagella)

Answer 31

Which has a flagella made up of 2 protein building blocks?

Question 32

Eukaryotes
(Flagella)

Answer 32

Which has a complex flagella? (multiple microtubules)

Question 33

Prokaryotes
(Glycocalyx)

Answer 33

Which have glycocalyx as capsule/slime layer?

Question 34

Eukaryotes
(Glycocalyx)

Answer 34

Which only have glycocalyx if they lack a cell wall?

Question 35

Prokaryotes
(Cell wall)

Answer 35

Which have cell wall chemically complex; peptidoglycan?

Question 36

Eukaryotes
(Cell wall)

Answer 36

Which have a cell wall chemically simple; cellulose?

Question 37

Prokaryotes
(Plasma membrane)

Answer 37

Which lacks sterols and has 0 carbohydrates in their plasma membrane?

Question 38

Eukaryotes
(Plasma membrane)

Answer 38

Which uses carbohydrates and sterols as receptors e.g. glycoprotein & glycolipids in their plasma membrane?

Question 39

Prokaryotes
(Cytoplasm)

Answer 39

Which doesn’t have a cytoskeleton/cytoplasmic streaming?

Question 40

Eukaryotes
(Cytoplasm)

Answer 40

Which do have a cytoskeleton; cytoplasmic streaming e.g. phagocytosis?

Question 41

Prokaryotes
(Ribosomes)

Answer 41

Which have 70s ribosomes in general?

Question 42

Eukaryotes
(Ribosomes)

Answer 42

Which have 80s ribosomes in general but 70s in organelles?

Question 43

Prokaryotes
(Chromosome (DNA) arrangement)

Answer 43

Which (within their chromosome arrangement) have singular circular chromosome and lack histones?

Question 44

Eukaryotes
(Chromosome (DNA) arrangement)

Answer 44

Which (within their chromosome arrangement) have multiple linear chromosomes with histones; providing structural support for chromosomes

Question 45

Prokaryotes
(Cell division)

Answer 45

Which uses binary fission and cytokinesis?

Question 46

Eukaryotes
(Cell division)

Answer 46

Which uses mitosis?

Question 47

Prokaryotes
(Sexual reproduction)

Answer 47

Which only transfer DNA fragments only and does conjugation (spreading genetic material through direct contact)?

Question 48

Eukaryotes
(Sexual reproduction)

Answer 48

Which uses meiosis?