Unit 1, Lesson #7
Name:______________________________
Biology – Mr. Sherman
Period:_________ Date:_______________
Binder section: Classwork
Prokaryotic Cells vs. Eukaryotic Cells
Part A
1. Do all living things have cells?
2. What is a cell?
3. Identify the following as prokaryotic or eukaryotic:
4. Which type of cells are more complicated? [Prokaryotic
5. Which type of cells are older?
[Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic]
Eukaryotic]
For the following questions, identify the cell type described. For some questions it might not be possible to tell.
Indicate this and explain why.
6. Bobbie is a multicellular organism.
a. Cell type__________________
How you know:__________________________________
7. Freddie has a nucleus.
a. Cell type__________________
How you know:__________________________________
8. Jimmy has no nucleus.
a. Cell type__________________
How you know:__________________________________
9. Wallie is a plant.
a. Cell type__________________
How you know:__________________________________
10. Dolly has a flagellum (tail-like structure that moves the cell like a propeller).
a. Cell type__________________
How you know:__________________________________
11. Eddie has organelles.
a. Cell type__________________
How you know:__________________________________
12. Teddy has one cell.
a. Cell type__________________
How you know:__________________________________
13. Are the following things write “P” if the cells are prokaryotic, “E” if the cells are eukaryotic, and “NC”
if the thing has no cells.
a. Kangaroo ______
e. Maple tree ______
b. Fire ______
f. Water ______
c. Flower ______
g. Human ______
d. Bacteria ______
Part B
14. Which came first: multicellular life or unicellular life? Why? Explain in 2-4 sentences
15. Which came first: prokaryotic life or eukaryotic life? Why? Explain in 2-4 sentences
16. Why was oxygen important to the evolution of life? How did it affect the evolution of life? Explain in
2-4 sentences
Part C: Essay question
17. Describe, as fully as possible, the major steps in the early evolution of prokaryotic and eukaryotic life on
Earth. Explain in a full 6 sentence paragraph on a separate sheet of paper