5. Cell Components

Which domains of life are classified as prokaryotes?

In bacteria, DNA will be found in _______________.

Which organelle packages the genetic/hereditary material in eukaryotes but not in prokaryotic cells?

Which of the following is/are a primary difference(s) between all prokaryotes and eukaryotic cells?

In what way do the membranes of a eukaryotic cell vary?

a. Phospholipids are found only in certain membranes.

b. Certain proteins are unique to each membrane.

c. Only certain membranes of the cell are selectively permeable.

d. Only certain membranes are constructed from amphipathic molecules.

List the structural features in a prokaryotic cell.

Which of the following is present in a prokaryotic cell?

a. Mitochondrion

b. Ribosome

c. Nuclear envelope

d. Chloroplast

Which of the following clues would tell you whether a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

a. The presence or absence of a rigid cell wall

b. Whether or not the cell is partitioned by internal membranes

c. The presence or absence of ribosomes

d. Both b and c are important clues