4.1.1.1 eukaryotes and prokaryotes

• what are examples of eukaryotic cells?

  animal and plant cells
• what do all eukaryotic cells have?

  a cell membrane, cytoplasm and genetic material enclosed in a nucleus
• what are examples of eukaryotes?

  Plants, animals, fungi, protists
• what are bacteria?

  single-celled living organisms
• what is an example of a prokaryot?

  bacteria
• are eukaryotes or prokaryotes smaller?

  prokaryotes are much smaller
• what organelles do bacteria have?

  cytoplasm, ribosomes and cell membrane surrounded by a cell wall
• what other organelle do prokaryotic cells sometimes contain?

  extra small rings of DNA called plasmids
• what do plasmids code for?

  very specific features such as antibiotic resistance
• what do some bacteria have?

  flagellum - a long protein strand that lashes about and helps them move around