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Pro & Eu karyotes
Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Cells
Term | Definition |
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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 |