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