Major Structures of Eukaryotes

What are the types of Eukaryotes?

1) Fungi 2) Protozoa 3) Helminths

Are Eukaryotes cellular or acellular?

cellular

Eukaryotes tend to be ______ than prokaryotic cells and viruses.

larger

Eukaryotic cells have a _______ and a division of labor through membrane-bound __________.

nucleus, organelles

__________ are ALWAYS unicellular organisms

protozoa

________ are ALWAYS multicellular organisms.

helminths

_____ and _____ can be unicellular or multicellular.

fungi, algae

What are the external appendage structures of importance for eukaryotes?

1) Flagella 2) Cilia

Flagella function in Eukaryotes is the same as _________ but varies __________.

prokaryotes, structurally

Eukaryotic flagella are made up of ____________ that does NOT spin but ____ back and forth pushing the cell where it wants to go.

microtubules, whips

Cili are similar to flagella but are ______, more __________, and can function for ___________, ________ and ________.

shorter, numerous, locomotion, feeding, filtering

Most eukaryotes have a _________ which is a slime layer/capsule around the cell protecting it from things like dehydration and enable cell attachment.

glycocalyx

Underneath the glycocalyx you MIGHT find a ____ ____; those that do are globally plants and algae (photosynthetic) as well as true fungi.

cell wall

______ (helminths/worms in this class) and _________ do NOT have a cell wall.

animals, protozoa

Fungi cell wall is not made of peptidoglycan but is typically ____ and _______.

chitin, cellulose

The eukaryotic membrane is made of a ______ of phospholipids with ______ molecules embedded within. Also contains _____ which gives them additional stability. The membrane is __________ permeable.

bilayer, protein, sterols, selectively