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Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Flashcards

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1
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Have no membrane-bound organelles

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Prokaryotic

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2
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Do not have a nucleus

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Prokaryotic

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3
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It has unique organelles, such as pili, mainly used for DNA transfer

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prokaryotic

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4
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Singular of pili

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pilus

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5
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Also have fimbriae, which are shorter, more numerous, and function in adhering cells to surface.

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prokaryotic

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6
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instead of a nucleus, prokaryote have a space called what?

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nucleoid region

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7
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have an extra layer called a capsule

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prokaryotic

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8
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have tiny circular dna called plasmids

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prokaryotic

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9
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have membrane-bound organelles

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eukaryotic

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10
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have nucleus

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eukaryotic

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11
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have centrioles that are important in cell division

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eukaryotic

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12
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eukaryotic cells have ___ that are important in cell division

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centrioles

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13
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some have plasmodesmata which serve as intercellular connections

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eukaryotic cell

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14
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serves as intercellular connections

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plasmodesmata

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15
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similar parts of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

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plasma membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes, dna

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16
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simpler and less complex

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prokaryotic

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17
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has a short, double-stranded, circular hoop of DNA located in the nucleoid region

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prokaryotic

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18
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DNA supercoils to form a chromosome and does not involve proteins

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18
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DNA supercoils to form a chromosome and does not involve proteins

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prokaryotic

19
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the genetic material is also double-stranded and made up of DNA

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eukaryotic

20
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it is long and linear in form and is located inside the nucleus

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Eukaryotic

21
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DNA is coiled around histone proteins

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eukaryotic

22
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it also has non-coding regions known as introns, which are removed

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eukaryote

23
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non-coding regions also known as

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introns

24
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the coding regions also known as

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exons

25
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introns and exons are among the factors that influence genetic diversity

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eukaryote

26
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large subunit of rna in prokaryotic

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50s

27
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large subunit of rna in eukaryote

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60s

28
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the smallest prokaryotic cell is around __ to ___ nanometers in diameter.

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200, 300

29
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The largest is around 100 to 300 micrometers in diameter

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prokaryotic

30
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the largest prokaryotic cell that is around 100 to 300 micrometers in diameter

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thiomargarita namibiensis

31
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almost all are unicellular while some are colonial or filamentous

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prokaryotic

32
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the smallest eukaryotic cell is around __ micrometer

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0.8 micrometer

33
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this is the largest eukaryotic cell that is around 33.6 meters or 33.6 billion nanometers.

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blue whale

34
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most are multicellular, but others are unicellular, like yeasts, amoebas, paramecia, and euglena

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eukaryotic

35
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examples of unicellular eukaryotic cells

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yeasts, amoeba, paramecia, euglena

36
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shapes of bacteria

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spherical, rod-like, spiral

37
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7 shapes of bacteria

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spherical, rod-like, spiral, filamentous, box-shaped, appendaged, pleomorphic

38
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usually undergo asexual reproduction through binary fission

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prokaryotic

39
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begins when the DNA begins to replicate at is origin, creating two origins

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binary fission

40
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the forming of two daughter cells, each of which is a complete organism

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cytokinesis

41
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some undergo asexual reproduction like budding in yeasts, fragmentation in sea stars, and vegetative reproduction in plants

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eukaryotic

42
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can undergo asexual reproduction, sexual reproduction, or both

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eukaryotic

43
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example of asexual reproduction in eukaryotic cell

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budding in yeasts, fragmentation in sea stars, vegetative reproduction in plants

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