Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes

Question 1

What are prokaryotes (2)

Answer 1

Bacteria and Archaea

Question 2

What kingdoms are Eukaryotes

Answer 2

Animals, plants, fungi, protists

Question 3

Which has a nucleoid

Answer 3

prokaryotes

Question 4

Which has a nucleus

Answer 4

Eukaryotes

Question 5

Which has one or more linear chromosomes

Answer 5

Eukaryotes

Question 6

Which has circular chromosomes and plasmids

Answer 6

Prokaryotes

Question 7

which can be multicellular

Answer 7

Eukaryotes

Question 8

which ones are only small in size

Answer 8

prokaryotes

Question 9

which has membrane bound organelles

Answer 9

Eukaryotes

Question 10

What are 5 elements common to all living cells

Answer 10

the genetic information paradigm, plasma membranes, cytoplasm, ribosomes, cytoskeleton

Question 11

what is the genetic information paradigm

Answer 11

process of turning DNA to RNA into proteins

Question 12

process to turn DNA to RNA

Answer 12

Transcription using an RNA polymerase (enzyme)

Question 13

process to turn RNA to a protein

Answer 13

Translation using ribosomes (outside the nucleus)

Question 14

what is the plasma membrane made of

Answer 14

a phospholipid bilayer

Question 15

purpose of the plasma membrane

Answer 15

enclosing what is happening in the cell, and overseeing transportation in and out of the cell

Question 16

what is in cytoplasm

Answer 16

cytosol and organelles

Question 17

what is cytosol and what is in it

Answer 17

a potassium salt water, filled with macromolecules, metabolic activities, etc.

Question 18

what does a ribosome do

Answer 18

reads the mRNA, using the instructions to create proteins

Question 19

where are ribosomes located

Answer 19

on the rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

Question 20

what is the purpose of the cytoskeleton

Answer 20

provide more structure for the cell internally

Question 21

what does the cytoskeleton contribute to

Answer 21

cell division, shape, intracellular support, etc.