Prokaryotic Flashcards
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Comparison between prokaryotic and eukaryotic
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Prokaryotic Extremely small less than 2um in diameter Circular DNA Can contain plasmids DNA free in cytoplasm – no nucleus Peptidoglycan cell wall No membrane bound organelles Smaller ribosomes 70S Can have a slime capsule ATP production takes place in special infolded regions of the cell surface membrane called mesosomes Different internal structure of flagella
Eukaryotic]
Large cells 2-20 micrometres in diameter
DNA is linear found inside nucleus
No cell wall in animals, cellulose cell wall in plants, chitin cell wall in fungi
Many membrane bound organelles
Larger ribosomes 80S
No slime capsule
Mitochondria where aerobic respiration takes place
