BIOL 2905 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Penicillin, Thylakoid, Microorganism

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Biol 2905 microbiology midterm 1 study sheet part 2. Prokaryotes are organisms without a cell nucleus (= karyon), or any other membrane- bound organelles. Most are unicellular, but some prokaryotes are multicellular. Eukaryotes are organisms whose cells are organized into complex structures by internal membranes and a cytoskeleton. The most characteristic membrane bound structure is the nucleus. The most fundamental difference is that eukaryotes do have true nuclei containing their dna, whereas the genetic material in prokaryotes is not membrane-bound. In eukaryotes, the mitochondria and chloroplasts perform various metabolic processes and are believed to have been derived from endosymbiotic bacteria. In prokaryotes similar processes occur across the cell membrane; endosymbionts are extremely rare. The cell walls of prokaryotes are generally formed of a different molecule (peptidoglycan) to those of eukaryotes (many eukaryotes do not have a cell wall at all). Prokaryotes are usually much smaller than eukaryotic cells.

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