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Pro & Eu karyotes
Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| the basic unit of a living thing is a | cell |
| organisms are either | unicellular- made of one. ex: bacteria and amoebas multicellular- made of many. ex: plants and animals |
| pro | "before" - dont have nucleus |
| kary | nucleus |
| eu | "True" - have necleus |
| Prokaryote | small, simple, unicellular organisms with no nucleus or membrane - bound organelles. they have a single, circular chromosome |
| Eukaryote | large complex, cells. they can be multicellular or unicellular. they have a nucleus. membrane-bound organelles, and highly organized chromosomes |