AP Bio Insta-Review Topic 2.11*: Origin of Cell Compartment

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What organelle do prokaryotes have?

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Ribosomes

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Which type of cells are larger?

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Eukaryotic cells

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Which type of prokaryote was engulfed first?

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Chemosynthetic prokaryote

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Do prokaryotes have regions with specialized structures and functions?

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True

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Are mitochondria and chloroplast theorized to be endosymbionts?

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True

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What is the primary function of ribosomes?

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Protein synthesis

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What is the main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

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Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, while prokaryotic cells do not.

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What is endosymbiotic theory?

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The theory that certain organelles, like mitochondria and chloroplasts, originated as free-living prokaryotes that were engulfed by ancestral eukaryotic cells.

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What are the two main types of prokaryotes?

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Bacteria and Archaea

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What is a characteristic feature of eukaryotic cells?

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Presence of a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.