Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes

• Eukaryotic cells


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


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


  Cells where the genetic material is not enclosed in a nucleus
• Prokaryotic cells


  • Do not have a nucleus
  • Have a cell membrane
  • Have a cell wall
  • Contain cytoplasm
  • May have plasmids
• Prokaryotic cells


  Are much smaller than eukaryotic cells
• Eukaryotic cells include animal and plant cells
• Prokaryotic cells include bacterial cells
• Plant and animal cells (eukaryotic cells) have a cell membrane, cytoplasm and genetic material enclosed in a nucleus.
• Bacterial cells (prokaryotic cells) are much smaller in comparison.

  They have cytoplasm and a cell membrane surrounded by a cell wall. The genetic material is not enclosed in a nucleus. It is a single DNA loop and there may be one or more small rings of DNA called plasmids