Friday, May 12, 2017

Eukaryotic Cells versus Prokaryotic Cells




Prokaryotic versus Eukaryotic cells                                     Aleksandr Serbinowski



https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V6BMR7W-_hpTi6qd6lYQLjE80NW_5UpzKwVvUgP3cbQ/edit?usp=sharing


There are two types of cells in this world: eukaryotes and prokaryotes.


Prokaryotes: These types of cells were here before eukaryotes (PROkaryotes). They include bacteria and archaea, and are small, single-celled organisms. Their name means "before nucleus.

Eukaryotes: These cells are much larger than prokaryotes, and have a nucleus. They can either single-celled or multi-celled, and their name means "true nucleus." Some examples of
Eukaryotes are plants, animals, and fungi.

Comparisons


Eukaryote
Both
Prokaryote
  • Has a nucleus where DNA is housed
  • Larger
  • Forms multicellular organisms
  • Ribosomes are stored in the endoplasmic reticulum
  • Membrane-bound organelles
  • Some eukaryotes and all prokaryotes are single-celled organisms
  • Can perform photosynthesis
  • Free floating ribosomes in both
  • DNA is housed in the nucleoid
  • Much smaller
  • Single celled
  • Free floating ribosomes in the cytoplasm
  • No membrane-bound organelles


In the end, both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells manage to continue to survive and thrive in a hostile environment where anything can happen, just through different ways. Knowledge of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells will help with most types of science, and allow you to identify different creatures by their cell structure.

Citations
Help, Homework. "Where Is The DNA Of A Prokaryotic Cell Located?  | Enotes". eNotes. N.p., 2017. Web. 10 May 2017.
"Eukaryotic And Prokaryotic Cells: Similarities And Differences - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.Com". Study.com. N.p., 2017. Web. 12 May 2017.

3 comments:

  1. Good job on your post, it helps me remember "Pro" means before. Something I think you should fix is free floating ribosomes are for both, not just prokaryotes. But other then that, amazing blog!

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  2. I really liked the graphs that you did to show the similarities and differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. It was also very insightful to mention in your reflection that knowledge of eukaryotic and prokaryotic will help with science, instead of just giving a report on the cells. On thing I think you could have added was how eukaryotic cells have linear DNA while prokaryotic cells have circular DNA called plasmids.

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  3. This is overall a great blog. I think you really covered everything on this topic maybe missed a couple things here and there but it was minor things. You had great visuals and really explained the differences and did a good job with this.

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