Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic

Question 1

What are Prokaryotes?

Answer 1

1. no nucleus
2. no membrane bound organelles
3. all are unicellular
4. smaller than eukaryotic cells
5. DNA single strand and circular
6. Cell wall made from peptidoglycans

Question 2

What are Eukaryotes?

Answer 2

1. nucleus
2. membrane bound organelles
3. unicellular or multicellular
4. larger than prokaryotic cells
5. DNA double stranded in nucleus
6. some have cell walls

Question 3

Mitochondria

Answer 3

release energy from carbohydrates through cellular respiration
found in all eukaryotic cells.

Question 4

Chloroplasts

Answer 4

absorbs sun light.
converts light to chemical energy via photosynthesis.
glucose used for respiration in mitochondria.

Question 5

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Answer 5

membranes in cells allowing transport of substance.
involved in protein synthesis.
manufacture of carbohydrates, lipids, phospholipoids and steroid hormones.

Question 6

Ribosomes

Answer 6

synthesis protein uses genetic information store in DNA.

Question 7

Lysosomes

Answer 7

digest large molecules, digest obsolete material from inside and outside cells.