The Structure of Eukaryotic Cells Flashcards
What are the five categories of living things?
Plants, animals, fungi, protists and bacteria
What type of cells do plants, animals, fungi and protists all have?
Eukaryotic
What groups of living things are made up of eukaryotic cells?
Plants, animals, fungi and protists
What are protists?
Simpler, singular celled organisms
What is another word for bacteria?
Monera
What type of cell is a bacteria cell?
A prokaryotic cell
What does ‘karyote’ mean?
A darkly staining body (nucleus)
What do prokaryotes not have in their cells?
A nucleus
What is a prokaryotic cell?
A cell that does not have a nucleus
When did prokaryotic cells first emerge?
3500 million years ago
What are eukaryotes?
Organisms which have cells with a nucleus
When did eukaryotes start evolving?
2000 million years ago
What are the two types of bacteria?
Eubacteria (true bacteria) and archea (ancient bacteria)
What are archae also known as?
Extremophiles
What are the 3 domains?
Eubacteria, archaea and eukaryotes
What is the common ancestor of eubacteria, archaea and eukaryotes?
A prokaryotic cell
What did come off the prokaryotic cell?
Eubacteria and archaea
What type of cells does archaea have?
Prokaryotic
What did archaea produce?
Eukaryotes
What does the body of a motor neurone cell contain?
Nucleus and ribosomes
What are the ribosomes like in a motor neurone cell?
In a dense group
