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, -Cells
Prokaryotic Eukaryotic

gibe small Cells (< Sym) larger cells (> 10ym)

No of cells always unicellular often multicellular


Membrane bound nucleus always have membrane
(x) any
no or
Organelles Membrane Boundorynel's bound organelle


DNA Circular re withought linear, associated with
protein Chromatin

Ribosomes Small (70s) large (00s)

NO Always .
(vx) Cytosuel

motility by rigid rovring motiling by relexible
Motility
flugellom . waring cillid or flagellum

mitosis meiosis
cell div binary fission or .




Reproduction always a sexual sexual or anxual .




Metabolic Pathway orge variety of memblic common metabolic
pathways .
Retur ,

, Endosymbiois
·
the endosymbiotic theory proposes that some eukaryotic cell organelles ,
such an

Mitochondria and chloroplasts ,
evolved from free-living prokaryotes .


Mitochondria
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the mitochondria is an oval

shaped organelle with a

double membrane . The inner

membrane is folded into
structures known as cristae . The

inner area is known as the

matrix and contains the

enzymes needed for aerobic
respiration . Aerobic respiration
produce ATP .




Chloroplast
Chloroplasts are flattened structures

found in plant and algal cells . They
are surrounded by a double

membrane . They have an internal

system of membranes known as

thyhoids which are stuched to form

structures called grana .
These are linked

by lamellae . The function of the

Chloroplast is to
carry out Photosynthesis.

, SpecialisedCells
Single cell
·
Large surface area to volume ratio

All Cells
· exposed to environment

· All Cells Perform all functions



Multi-cellular organisms
· smaller surface area :
volume

· Not all cells in contact with external environment
cells perform functions .
·
Specialised to different




What is differentiation ?
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When a cell becomes specialised to carry out a Particular function.




Mature Cell
young -
>
alrivision
>
-
own >
-
Cell cialisation >
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·
unlikely or


Unable to


dividein .




Sperm
um



· the male nex cell involved in sexual reproduction .
·
Undulipodium (fuil) -

moves and propels the cell to the female egg carrying
,



The male chromosomes .


· Many Mitochondria -
releases energy for undulipodium movement
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