eukaryotes and prokaryotes

• Eukaryotic cells



  Cells that contain their genetic material enclosed in a nucleus
• Prokaryotic cells



  Cells where the genetic material is not enclosed in a nucleus
• Both animals and plants are eukaryotes
• The most obvious feature of an animal or plant cell is that it has a nucleus
• Eukaryotic cells


  • Contain a nucleus
  • Have a cell membrane
  • Have cytoplasm
• Prokaryotic cells


  • Do not have a nucleus
  • Are much smaller than eukaryotic cells
  • Have a cell membrane
  • Have a cell wall
  • Contain cytoplasm
• The genetic material of prokaryotic cells consists of a single loop of DNA
• Bacteria may also have small rings of DNA called plasmids
• Prokaryotic cells have a cell wall, which is a bacterial cell wall