eukaryotes & prokaryotes

• what are eukaryotic cells?

  plant and animal cells
• what are prokaryotic cells?

  bacterial cells
• what do eukaryotic cells contain?

  • cell membrane
  • cytoplasm
  • nucleus
• what do prokaryotic cells contain?

  • cytoplasm
  • cell membrane
  • cell wall
  • plasmid DNA
  • loop of DNA
• difference between eukaryotic cells and prokaryotic cells

  • prokaryotic cells are smaller
  • eukaryotic cells contain membrane bound organelles and a nucleus
• what are plasmids?

  • small, circular loops of DNA found free in the cytoplasm
  • carry genes that provide genetic advantages e.g. antibiotic resistance