Eukaryotic vs Prokaryotic Organisms

All living things share some characteristics. For example, all organisms -

• are made up of one or more cells.

• make their own food from sunlight.

• have a skeleton to provide support.

• emerge, at birth, from some type of egg.

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Unlike prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells have their genetic material centrally located in a -

• chloroplast.

• vacuole

• lysosome.

• nucleus.

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Human beings share some characteristics with all other organisms. Humans, and all other living things, -

• communicate emotions through facial expressions.

• must consume other organisms for energy.

• are made up of one or more cells.

• require several years to reach full maturity.

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An eukaryotic cell can be distinguished from a prokaryotic cell because only a eukaryotic cell will have -

• DNA

• a cell wall

• a nucleus

• cytoplasm

In order to classify a cell as prokaryotic or eukaryotic, it must be determined if the cell -

• grows larger throughout its life.

• can move from place to place.

• is able to make copies of itself.

• has its genetic material in a nucleus.

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Which of the following correctly describes how a scientific tool could be used by a scientist to determine if a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic? The scientist could use -

• a thermometer to measure the heat inside the cell.

• a graduated cylinder to find the volume of the cell.

• a triple-beam balance to find the mass of the cell.a microscope to determine if the cell has a nucleus.

• a microscope to determine if the cell has a nucleus.

When observing a piece of onion skin under magnification, a student records the following entry in his Science Journal. Which observation would have been the same for any type of living organism that the student observed?

• Made of at least one cell

• Nucleus in the middle

• Walls present between

• Looks practically empty

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Which of the following would be distributed throughout a prokaryotic cell, but be found restricted to the nucleus of an eukaryotic cell?

• Ribosomes

• DNA

• Cell membrane

• Chloroplasts

What is the difference between how prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells maintain DNA within their structures?

• Prokaryotic = excreted by ribosomes

  Eukaryotic = collected in cell membrane

• Prokaryotic = scattered throughout cell

  Eukaryotic = stored in nucleus

• Prokaryotic = stored in chloroplasts

  Eukaryotic = manufactured in nucleus

• Prokaryotic = excreted by vacuoles

  Eukaryotic = stored in cytoplasm

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An organelle that eukaryotes have, but prokaryotes do not have, is a -

• cell membrane.

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

• ribosome