Prokaryotic cells vs. Eukaryotic cells

Prokaryotic cell

Do NOT have nucleus

Prokaryotic cell

Also called bacteria

Prokaryotic cell

World's smallest cells

Prokaryotic cell

Circular DNA

Prokaryotic cell

Do NOT have membrane-covered organelles

Prokaryotic cell

DO have ribosomes that make proteins

Prokaryotic cell

Have hard cell wall

Prokaryotic cell

Have a softer cell membrane against the inside of the cell wall.

Eukaryotic cell

HAS a nucleus

Eukaryotic cell

More complex than Prokaryotic cells

Eukaryotic cell

About 10X larger

Eukaryotic cell

High surface-to-volume ratio

Eukaryotic cell

Appeared about 2 billion years ago

Eukaryotic cell

Oldest fossils ever found are Prokaryotic cells, about 3.5 billion years old

Eukaryotic cell

All living things that are NOT bacteria are eukaryotic cells

Eukaryotic cell

Have membrane covered organelles

Eukaryotic cell

Contain more DNA than Prokaryotic�stored in nucleus

Eukaryotic cell

Linear DNA

Eukaryotic cell

~ALL have cell membrane
~SOME have cell wall (Plant Cells)

Eukaryotic cell

Many compartments allow different chemical processes to occur simultaneously.