Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote

Which two organisms contain chloroplasts and eyespots.

• amoeba and paramecium

• paramecium and volvox

• volvox and euglena

• euglena and amoebas

How do a paramecium and an amoeba obtain food to live?

• A paramecium and an amoeba bot use contractile vacuoles to live

• A paramecium and an amoeba both make their own food through photosynthesis

• A paramecium collects food into an oral groove, while an amoeba use pseudopods to surround food

• A paramecium uses pseudopods to capture food, while and amoeba uses chloroplasts to make its own food

Plant and animal cells are examples of

• prokaryotic cells

• eukaryotic cells

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What type of cell has a nucleus? 

• eukaryotic
• prokaryotic 

Which of the following structures is ALWAYS found in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• ribosomes

• cell wall

PROKARYOTIC cells do NOT have

• membrane bound organelles

• cell membrane

• DNA

• ribosomes

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The smallest unit of a living thing are

• atoms

• cells

• DNA

• organelles

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The smallest unit of a living thing are

• atoms

• cells

• DNA

• organelles

Which cell type tends to be smaller?

• Prokaryote

• Eukaryote

• there is not a size difference

CHALLENGE QUESTION: Which of the following provides evidence for the hypothesis that prokaryotes evolved before eukaryotes.

• prokaryotes are more complex

• prokaryotes have no nucleus and fewer genes

• eukaryotes are multicellular which makes them simpler

• prokaryotes grow into eukaryotes

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