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Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of cell is this?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

2.
What type of cell has a nucleus? 
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
3.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells 
a)
prokaryotic cells 
b)
eukaryotic cells 
4.
Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a)
Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.
b)
Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.
c)
Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.
d)
Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.
5.

Which do BOTH prokaryotes and eukaryotes contain?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

cell wall

6.

Which does only eukaryotic cells contain?

a)

nucleus

b)

DNA

c)

cell membrane

d)

ribosomes

7.

Prokaryotic cells do not have…….

a)

membrane bound organelles

b)

cell membrane

c)

DNA or RNA

d)

life

8.
This is a picture of:
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
9.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Prokaryotic cell?
a)
unicellular
b)
floating DNA
c)
very small
d)
complex
10.
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?
a)
prokaryote
b)
eukaryote
c)
plant cell
d)
animal cell
11.
If a cell contains a cell membrane, a cell wall, and ribosomes, what kind of cell could it be?
a)
either a eukaryotic or a prokaryotic cell
b)
a prokaryotic cell only
c)
an eukaryotic cell only
d)
neither a eukaryotic nor a prokaryotic cell
12.

Bacteria are considered what?

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Prokaryotes

13.

Prokaryotes do NOT have....

a)

membrane bound organelles

b)

DNA or RNA

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Life

14.

How many times larger is a eukaryotic cell than a prokaryotic cell?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

20

15.

What type of cell appeared first on Earth?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Plant

d)

Animal

16.

What kinds of organisms contain prokaryotic cells?

a)

Fungi

b)

Animals

c)

Plants

d)

Bacteria

17.

The prefix Eu and suffix kary indicate that Eukaryotic cells have

a)

No nucleus

b)

True nucleus

c)

Before nucleus

d)

No kernel

18.

This type cell can be unicellular or multicellular.

a)

Ameoba

b)

Bacteria

c)

Prokaryotic

d)

Eukaryotic

19.

One single chromosome of DNA attached to the cell membrane is found in this type

cell.

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Eukaryotic

d)

Prokaryotic

20.

Prokaryotic cells reproduce ____________.

a)

Sexually

b)

Asexually

21.

These cells have genetic material that is 50% from one parent and 50% from the other

parent.

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

22.

Which of these organisms are not prokaryotes?

a)

E. Coli

b)

Fungi

c)

Streptococcus

d)

Bacteria

23.

Which of these organisms are not eukaryotes?

a)

Yeast

b)

Algae

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

24.

Which of these is not a eukaryotic Kingdom?

a)

Protists

b)

Fungi

c)

Bacteria

d)

Animalia

25.

Where is DNA located in a prokaryotic cell?

a)

Enclosed in the Nucleus

b)

Enclosed in the Nucleolus

c)

Enclosed in the Cytoplasm

d)

Enclosed in the Cell Membrane

26.

Where is the DNA located in an Eukaryotic Cell?

a)

Enclosed in the Nucleus

b)

Enclosed in the Cytolplasm

c)

Enclosed in the Mitochondria (THE POWER HOUSE OF THE CELL)

d)

Enclosed in the Chloroplast