Eukaryotic vs. Prokaryotic

Single-celled organisms

Bacteria and Archaea

Pro= " before"

Unicellular

Eukaryotes

Animal cells, plants, fungi and prostis

Eu= "true"

Flagellum (looks like the tail)

No membrane bound organelle

No Nucleus

DNA located in the Nucleoid

Chromosome (DNA), Nucleoid region, Ribosome, Cell membrane, Cell wall, Capsule, Pili, Flagellum.

Prokaryotic are smaller than Eukaryotic

It is more energetically favorable for a cell to be small. A larger surface area to volume ratio is ideal.

The Cell Needs the lipid bilayer, the surface area, to transport energy in and waste out.

As the size of the cell increaseos the ratio of the surface area to volume decreases.

High surface area to volume is maximized when you see the outer membrane of the cell to have folds.

A cell will divide to become more energy efficient

Eukaryotic Cells Have: 1) a membrane-bound nucleus; 2)numerous membrane-bound organelles; Several, rod- shaped chromosomes.