The Diversity of Cellular Life/Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells

Question 1

Unicellular organisms

Answer 1

Have one cell

Question 2

Colonial organisms

Answer 2

Unicellular organisms that live together in a group - no relationship to each other

Question 3

Multicellular organisms

Answer 3

A group of cells that live & work together in one organism - dependent on each other because differentiation & specialization

Question 4

Advantages of specialization in multicellular organisms

Answer 4

Each cell only has one job so it can be more efficient at it

Question 5

Disadvantages of

Answer 5

Cells are dependent on one another - if one cell fails to do its job the whole organism will perish

Question 6

All cells have two characteristics in common

Answer 6

They are surrounded by a cell membrane & they contain DNA

Question 7

Prokaryotic cells

Answer 7

Lack a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, also have a cell wall

Question 8

Prokaryotic cells example

Answer 8

Bacteria

Question 9

Eukaryotic cells vs prokaryotic cells

Answer 9

Eukaryotic cells are generally larger & more complex

Question 10

Eukaryotic cells

Answer 10

Have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles

Question 11

Eukaryotic cells example

Answer 11

Plants, animals, protists, and fungi