Classifying Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

Domain(s)

Prokaryote• Bacteria• Archaea

Eukaryote• Eukarya

Kingdom(s)

Prokaryotes• Eubacteria

• Archaebacteria

Eukaryotes

• Protista

• Fungi

• Plantae

• Animalia

Number of Cells

Prokaryotes• Unicellular

Eukaryotes• Unicellular and

Multicellular

Yeast

Hydra

Staphlococcus

Size of Cell

Prokaryotes• 0.2 – 2 micrometers

Eukaryotes• 10-100 micrometers

Prokaryote

Eukaryotes

Nucleus

Prokaryote• Absent

Eukaryote• Present

DNA

Prokaryote• Single circular

chromosome

Eukaryote• Multiple linear

chromosomes

Membrane Enclosed Organelles

Prokaryotes• Absent

Eukaryotes• Present

Types of Cell Division

Prokaryotes• Binary fission

Eukaryotes• Mitosis

Can these organisms carry out sexual reproduction?

Prokaryote• No

Eukaryote• Yes

Complexity of Cell

Prokaryote• Simple

Eukaryote• Complex

Prokaryote

Eukaryote

1. cell membrane

2. ribosome

3. nucleus

4. vacuole

5. mitochondria

6. chloroplast

7. cell wall