Prokaryotic Flashcards

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Comparison between prokaryotic and eukaryotic

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Prokaryotic
Extremely small less than 2um in diameter 
Circular DNA 
Can contain plasmids
DNA free in cytoplasm – no nucleus 
Peptidoglycan cell wall
No membrane bound organelles
Smaller ribosomes 70S
Can have a slime capsule 
ATP production takes place in special infolded regions of the cell surface membrane called mesosomes
Different internal structure of flagella

Eukaryotic]
Large cells 2-20 micrometres in diameter
DNA is linear found inside nucleus
No cell wall in animals, cellulose cell wall in plants, chitin cell wall in fungi
Many membrane bound organelles
Larger ribosomes 80S
No slime capsule
Mitochondria where aerobic respiration takes place

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