Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes
Put the items from the word bank into the venn-diagram below comparing
prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Prokaryotes
Eukaryotes
both
Has a nucleus
DNA stored in the nucleus
More complex
May have flagella
Does NOT have a nucleus
contain organelles
Most basic cell
contains cytosol
Bacteria
Protists
Archaea
Fungi
bound by a membrane
Plants
Animals
Using page 98 and chapter 27, answer the following questions:
1. Draw and label the basic structure of a bacteria cell.
Be sure to include: cell wall, plasma membrane, flagellum,
nucleoid region
2. Explain the difference between the three shapes: coccus, bacillus,
spirillium (spiral)
3. Define the following words:
a. Autotroph
b. Heterotroph
c. Aerobic
d. Anaerobic
4. Which is more closely related to Eukaryotes, Bacteria or Archaea?
How do scientists know?
5. Why are Archaea sometimes referred to as extremophiles?