Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

 

  • Prokaryotes are single celled organisms.
  • Eukaryotes are complex, animal and plant cells.
  • Eukaryotes are made of eukaryotic cells.

Prokaryotes:

  • Cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm
  • Small rings of DNA called plasmids
  • No chloroplasts or mitochondria
  • Bacterial cells don’t have a true nucleus – single circular strand of DNA floating freely