Eukaryotes and prokaryotes (AQA GCSE Biology): Flashcards
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Cell type: animals & plants
Cell type: animals & plants
Eukaryotic
Cell type: bacteria
Cell type: bacteria
Prokaryotic
Main difference: eukaryotic vs prokaryotic cells?
Main difference: eukaryotic vs prokaryotic cells?
Eukaryotic has nucleus; prokaryotic doesn't
Cell membrane function
Cell membrane function
Controls what goes in and out of the cell
Cytoplasm description
Cytoplasm description
Jelly-like substance where reactions happen
Bacterial DNA structure
Bacterial DNA structure
Single loop floating in cytoplasm
Bacterial chromosomal DNA role
Bacterial chromosomal DNA role
Contains genes, controls bacterium
Bacterial ribosome function
Bacterial ribosome function
Make proteins
Flagellum purpose
Flagellum purpose
Movement (whip-like tail)
Plasmids definition
Plasmids definition
Small circles of extra DNA
What plasmids carry
What plasmids carry
Additional genes
Size: eukaryotic vs prokaryotic
Size: eukaryotic vs prokaryotic
Eukaryotic = larger; prokaryotic = smaller
DNA location: eukaryotic cells
DNA location: eukaryotic cells
Inside nucleus
DNA location: prokaryotic cells
DNA location: prokaryotic cells
Free in cytoplasm