prokaryotic cells
What is an example of a prokaryotic cell?
Bacteria.
What is the purpose of the plasma membrane?
To separate the inside of the cell from the outside of the cell.
What is an example of a eukaryotic cell?
Animal cell, plant cell, human cell
What does a vacuole do?
It stores substances for the cell.
What is the nucleus?
Where genetic information is stored
What size can a prokaryotic cell be?
Between 0.5 and 10 mu/m
What is the purpose of the vacuole?
To give the cell shape.
What are the two main types of Eukaryotic cells?
What is the purpose of mitochondria?
To power the cell.
Which one is bigger: prokaryotic cells or eukaryotic cells.
Eukaryotic cells.
Where is the genetic material?
It is found in the cytoplasm.
Do I have a cell wall?
Yes.
What size can a eukaryotic cell be?
Between 10 and 150 mu/m
Do I have a cell wall?
Sometimes!
Why are centrioles essential?
They are essential for cell division.
What is the purpose of the flagella?
They help prokaryotic cells move!
Why do plant cells have cell walls?
The provide structure to the plant.
Where is the genetic information stored?
In the cells nucleus!
Why do animal cells not need cell walls?
Because they can be found in many places and do no need them.
Name two differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Size or where DNA is or organelles or movement
What do ribosomes create?
What are proteins?
What is the job of the chloroplasts?
They help the cell photosynthesize.
What organelle creates energy for the cell?
The mitochondria
What can an animal cell do that a plant cell cannot do?
Specialize into different types of cells.
Name the 5 shared organelles of the eukaryotic cells.
Nucleus, Ribosomes, Mitochondria, Plasma Membrane, Vacuole