EukaryoticProkaryoticCells

=Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Cells=

Eukaryotic cells contain genetic material contained in a nucleus that is seperated from the rest of the cell. Prokaryotic cells have genetic material, but is not contained in a nucleus.(pg.172 in Biology Textbook)

__*__To see a diagram comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells, go to this link: http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/biocoach/cells/common.html__

=__Eukaryotes:__= -larger -more complex -includes plants, animals, fungi, and protists -has nucleus

=__Prokaryotes:__= -smaller -simpler -includes archaebacteria and eubacteria -no nucleus

=__Both:__= -have genetic material -carry out every activity associated with living things -contain ribosomes -contain cell membrane

//***Some scientists believe that prokaryotic ancestors of certain organelles(such as mitochondria and cholorplasts), formed a symbiotic relationship with early eukaryotes, and that is how these organelles formed in the eukaryotic cells.(pg. 180 in Biology Textbook)//