Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

Prokaryotic Cell

has no true nucleus and can be compared to a studio-type of a condominium unit because of the lack of compartments.

Pro

= before

Karyotes

= nut, shell, or nucleus

Eukaryotic Cell

has a true nucleus and comparable to a mansion which has several rooms or compartments.

Eu

= true

Nucleus

Eukaryotic cell’s genetic material is enclosed in the _.

Nucleoid region

Prokaryotic cell’s genetic material is in the _ /it is in the body.

Cellulose, Chitin

Eukaryotic cell wall is made up of _ in plants, _ in fungi.

Peptidoglycan

Prokaryotic cell wall is made up of _.

Sterols

Eukaryotic cells have _ in the cell membrane; these are cholesterol (animals), phytosterol (plants), and ergosterol (fungi).

Hopanoid

Prokaryotes do not have sterols but does have a sterol-like lipid component called _ in the cell membrane.

Endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, Lysosome, Endosome, and Vacuole

Eukaryotic endomembrane includes: _, _, _, _, and _.

80s

Eukaryotic cells have _ ribosomes except for mitochondria and chloroplast that have 70s ribosomes.

70s

Prokaryotic cells have _ ribosomes.

More and bigger

Eukaryotic ribosomes are _ and _.

Less and smaller

Prokaryotic ribosomes are _ and _.

One linear, histones

Eukaryotic cells have more than _ DNA that is wrapped with _ to form nucleosomes

Covalent, closed, circular

Prokaryotic cells have one _, _, _ DNA.

23

Eukaryotic cells have more than one or _ chromosomes.

1, plasmid

Prokaryotic cells has _ chromosome and an extra chromosomal DNA called _.

Mitosis and meiosis

Eukaryotic reproduction are through _ and _.

Binary fission

Prokaryotic reproduction is through _ and spores.

S phase, unidirectional replication

Eukaryotic cells replicate during _, have multiple points of origin and uses _. Telomerase is involved.

Opposing directions, continuosly

Prokaryotic cells replicate in _ at the same time. They _ replicate short DNA.

Nucleus, cytoplasm

Eukaryotic transcription occurs in the _ while translation occurs in _.

Cytoplasm

Prokaryotes’ both transcription and translation occurs in the _.