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Similarities of prokaryotes and eukaryotes

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Have ribosomes 
Have plasma membrane
Have cytoplasm
Have genetic material
Both have characteristics of living things (Reproduce, Metabolize, Respond to stimuli, Grow, Adapt, Organized, Have movement)
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Differences of prokaryotes

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mostly single celled organisms 
Do not contain nucleus or any other membrane bound organelle
DNA in a ring and can have plasmids 
No mitochondria
No mitosis/meiosis
Typically small
Mainly bacteria and archaea
Have operons
Binary fission for reproduction
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Differences of eukaryotes

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multicellular organisms
-Found in animals, plants, fungi and protists 
Nucleus
Central DNA
Membraned organelles
Golgi apparatus
Mitochondria
Endoplasmic reticulum
Lysosomes
Vacuoles
Chloroplasts
Peroxisomes
Cell wall
Cytoskeleton
Generally larger
Linear DNA
Reproduction of cells: mitosis, meiosis
Mostly multicellular organisms; yeast = single celled
More related to archaea than eubacteria