Prokaryotic Vs. Eukaryotic Flashcards
What is a eukaryotic cell?
- has a nucleus
- has ER, mitochondria, Golgi… (Organelles)
- complex
- more recent than prokaryotes
- larger
- sexual
- aerobic
- ex. Plants, animals, fungi, algae…
What is a prokaryotic cell?
- has no nucleus
- no internal membrane
- no organelles
- simple
- older than eukaryotes
- small
- asexual
- anaerobic
- ex. Bacteria
What do prokaryotes and eukaryotes have in common?
- DNA
- cytoplasm
- cell membrane
- ribosomes
There are two different types of cells, ______ and ______.
- Prokaryotes
2. Eukaryotes
_______ would be the only example of a Prokaryotic Cell.
- Bacteria
Humans have ______ cells.
- Eukaryotic
Organelles can NOT be formed in ______ cells, because they lack the ______ needed to form organelles.
- Prokaryotic
6. Internal membranes
Prokaryotic cells do have ______ the jelly like material that fills the inner cell, and the protein structures that make up the ______ that provides support and movement.
- Cytoplasm
8. Cytoskeleton
All cells have little protein making factories called ______, and genetic information in the form of ______.
- Ribosomes
10. DNA
In prokaryotic Cells,since there is no ______ for a control center, DNA is arranged in ______, that can be found in the ______ (as opposed to the coiled chromatin structures called ______ which are found in the ______ of ______ cells).
- Nucleus
- Plasmids (rings)
- Cytoplasm
- Chromosomes
- Nucleus
- Eukaryotic
Of the two types of cells, ______ are thought to be the oldest, because they were found in the oldest fossils.
- Prokaryotic
______ is a gas required by all ______ cells, while it kills some ______ cells because they are ______.
- Oxygen
- Eukaryotic
- Prokaryotic
- Anaerobic
______ cells reproduce rapidly because they are ______.
- Prokaryotic
23. Asexual
A ______ is not a type of cell, because it is not living and it needs a host to ______.
- Virus
25. Spread
Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes and Viruses can all be Pathogens, which means that they cause ______.
- Diseases
