Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells - 2.6 (3)

Question 1

Nucleus - In prokaryotic cells, is a nucleus present or not present?

Answer 1

not present

Question 2

Nucleus - In eukaryotic cells, is a nucleus present or not present?

Answer 2

present

Question 3

DNA - In prokaryotic cells, is the DNA circular or linear?

Answer 3

circular

Question 4

DNA - In eukaryotic cells, is the DNA circular or linear?

Answer 4

linear

Question 5

DNA organisation - In prokaryotic cells, what do the proteins do?

Answer 5

they fold and condense DNA

Question 6

DNA organisation - In eukaryotic cells, what do the proteins do?

Answer 6

they are associated with proteins called histones

Question 7

Extra chromosomal DNA - In prokaryotic cells, what is the circular DNA called?

Answer 7

plasmids

Question 8

Extra chromosomal DNA - In eukaryotic cells, what are they only present in?

Answer 8

certain organelles such as chloroplasts and mitochondria

Question 9

Organelles - In prokaryotic cells, are the organelles membrane-bound or non membrane-bound?

Answer 9

non membrane-bound

Question 10

Organelles - In eukaryotic cells, are the organelles membrane-bound or non membrane-bound?

Answer 10

both membrane-bound and non-membrane bound

Question 11

Cell wall - In prokaryotic cells, what type of cell wall do they have?

Answer 11

peptidoglycan

Question 12

Cell wall - In eukaryotic cells, what kind of cell wall do they have?

Answer 12

chitin in fungi, cellulose in plants, not present in animals

Question 13

Ribosomes - In prokaryotic cells, are the ribosomes smaller 70S, or larger 80S?

Answer 13

smaller, 70S

Question 14

Ribosomes - In eukaryotic cells, are the ribosomes smaller 70S, or larger 80S?

Answer 14

larger, 80S

Question 15

Cytoskeleton - In prokaryotic cells, is a cytoskeleton present or not?

Answer 15

present

Question 16

Cytoskeleton - In eukaryotic cells, is a cytoskeleton present or not?

Answer 16

present, but more complex

Question 17

Reproduction - In prokaryotic cells, what kind of reproduction is there?

Answer 17

binary fission

Question 18

Reproduction - In eukaryotic cells, what kind of reproduction is there?

Answer 18

asexual or sexual

Question 19

Cell type - In prokaryotic cells, what kind of cells are there?

Answer 19

unicellular

Question 20

Cell type - In eukaryotic cells, what kind of cells are there?

Answer 20

unicellular and multicellular

Question 21

Cell-surface membrane - In prokaryotic cells, is there a cell-surface membrane present or not?

Answer 21

present

Question 22

Cell-surface membrane - In eukaryotic cells, is there a cell-surface membrane present or not?

Answer 22

present