Prokaryotes and eukaryotes (Edexcel GCSE Biology): Flashcards
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What are the two main types of cells?
What are the two main types of cells?
Eukaryotic and prokaryotic
Examples of eukaryotes
Examples of eukaryotes
Plants, animals, fungi, protists
Examples of prokaryotes
Examples of prokaryotes
Bacteria and archaea
Function of nucleus
Function of nucleus
Controls cell activities and contains DNA in nuclear membrane
Function of mitochondria
Function of mitochondria
Site of aerobic respiration, provides energy
Function of ribosomes
Function of ribosomes
Protein synthesis
Function of chloroplasts
Function of chloroplasts
Site of photosynthesis (in plant cells)
Plant cell wall composition
Plant cell wall composition
Cellulose
DNA structure in prokaryotes
DNA structure in prokaryotes
Single loop in cytoplasm, no nucleus
What are plasmids?
What are plasmids?
Small rings of DNA in bacteria that carry extra genes
Function of flagella
Function of flagella
Help bacteria move
Size of eukaryotic cells
Size of eukaryotic cells
10-100 micrometres
Size of prokaryotic cells
Size of prokaryotic cells
0.1-5 micrometres
How eukaryotic cells divide
How eukaryotic cells divide
Mitosis or meiosis
How prokaryotic cells divide
How prokaryotic cells divide
Binary fission