4.5.2 Bacteria and Eukarya Flashcards
1
Q
What are bacteria?
A
Organisms that have prokaryotic cells which contain no nucleus.
2
Q
How do bacteria divide?
A
By binary fission.
3
Q
What features do bacteria have?
A
No nuclei or membrane-bounded organelles, unicellular, ribosomes are smaller (70s) than eukaryotes, cell wall is made of murein, and they have a single loop of DNA.
4
Q
What are eukarya?
A
Organisms that have eukaryotic cells with nuclei and membrane-bound organelles.
5
Q
How do eukaryotic cells divide?
A
By mitosis.
6
Q
How can eukaryotes reproduce?
A
Sexually or asexually.
7
Q
What ribosomes do eukaryotes have?
A
Larger ones than prokaryotes (80s).
