Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

Has a nucleus

• Prokaryotes

• Eukaryotes

• Both

Has membrane-bound organelles

• Prokaryotes

• Eukaryotes

• Both

Can only be unicellular

• Prokaryotes

• Eukaryotes

• Both

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

May be multicellular

• Prokaryotes

• Eukaryotes

• Both

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Your cells!

• Prokaryotes

• Eukaryotes

• Both

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Fungi, plants, and animals

• Prokaryotes

• Eukaryotes

• Both

Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

• Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.

• Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.

• Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.

• Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.

Which do BOTH prokaryotes and eukaryotes contain?

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• ribosomes

• cell wall

A fossilized cell is discovered, and evidence suggests it reproduced on its own and had DNA, but a membrane did not enclose its DNA. Which type of organism would this most likely be?

• prokaryote

• eukaryote

• plant cell

• animal cell

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• ribosomes

• cell wall