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Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic
All living things are made of cells. Cells are the
structural units of all life. Some living things are
made up of only one cell (bacteria and some
protists), and some living things are made up of
many cells working together (humans, fish, dogs).
There are two major types of cells:
Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes.
Prokaryotes are cells that do not have a nucleus to
surround their genetic information and do not have
membrane-bound organelles. Many prokaryotic cells
have a cell wall.
Although prokaryotic cells are simpler in structure than
eukaryotic cells they have shown an ability to adapt very
quickly to changing environments on the earth for the
past 3 billion years.
Eukaryotes are cells that have a nucleus and many
membrane-bound organelles. The presence of these
membrane-bound organelles allows the eukaryotic cell
to compartmentalize chemical reactions within the cell
structure.
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Comparisons between prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Prokaryotes
Eukaryotes
No nucleus that surrounds the
genetic information.
Membrane-bounded nucleus that
contains genetic information in the form
of chromosomes
Cell division is accomplished by
binary fission or budding
Cell division is accomplished by mitosis
Cells are anaerobic and aerobic
Most cells of this type are aerobic
Mitochondria are absent. Respiration Mitochondria present. Aerobic
at times occurs in the cell membrane respiration occurs in the mitochondria.
Ribosomes present in the cytoplasm
Ribosomes are present in the cytoplasm
and on the endoplasmic reticulum
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