Unit 1, Lesson #11
Name:______________________________
Biology – Mr. Sherman
Period:_________ Date:_______________
Binder section: Classwork
Prokaryotic Cells vs. Eukaryotic Cells
Part A: Review
1. What are the six characteristics of life?
2. If something moves, but doesn’t have DNA or RNA, could it be alive? _________________
3. Which organelle fixes up proteins? ______________________________
4. Which organelle sends out proteins, like a post office? _______________________
Part B
5. Do all living things have cells?
6. What is a cell?
7. Identify the following as prokaryotic or eukaryotic:
8. Which type of cells are more complicated? [Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic]
9. Which type of cells are older?
[Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic]
10. Plants are which type of cell?
[Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic]
11. Animals are which type of cell?
[Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic]
Part C
For the following questions, identify whether the cell described is Prokaryotic, Eukaryotic, or you Can’t Tell
from the information given.
12. Bobbie is a multicellular organism.
a. Cell type__________________
How you know:__________________________________
13. Freddie has a nucleus.
b. Cell type__________________
How you know:__________________________________
14. Jimmy has no nucleus.
c. Cell type__________________
How you know:__________________________________
15. Wallie is a plant.
d. Cell type__________________
How you know:__________________________________
16. Sallie has a plasma membrane.
e. Cell type__________________
How you know:__________________________________
17. Dolly has a flagellum (tail-like structure that moves the cell like a propeller).
f. Cell type__________________
How you know:__________________________________
18. Eddie has organelles.
g. Cell type__________________
How you know:__________________________________
19. Reddie has a cytoplasm.
h. Cell type__________________
How you know:__________________________________
20. Teddy has one cell.
i. Cell type__________________
How you know:__________________________________
21. 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.
j. Kangaroo ______
n. Maple tree ______
k. Fire ______
o. Water ______
l. Flower ______
p. Human ______
m. Bacteria ______