4.1.1.1 Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes
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What are all living things made of?
• cells
What are the two types of cells?
• prokaryotic • eukaryotic
What are eukaryotic cells and examples?
• complex • plant cells • animal cells
What do eukaryotic cells contain?
• cell membrane • cytoplasm • nucleus containing DNA
What are prokaryotic cells and examples?
• smaller and simpler • bacteria cells
What do prokaryotic cells contain?
• cell wall • cell membrane • cytoplasm • singular strand of DNA and plasmids
What are plasmids?
• small rings of DNA found in the cytoplasm
What are eukaryotes?
• organisms that are made up of eukaryotic cells
What is a prokaryote?
• prokaryotic cell • single-celled organism
How is genetic material stored in a eukaryotic cell?
• enclosed in a nucleus
How is genetic material stored in a prokaryotic cell?
• not enclosed in a nucleus • single DNA loop • may be one or more small rings of DNA called plasmids
What are organelles?
• structures in a cell that have different functions