Everything is either a Prokaryotic Cell or an Eukaryotic Cell. Each of these are responsible for dif…

[Lacie Thompson]

Everything is either a Prokaryotic Cell or an Eukaryotic Cell. Each of these are responsible for different things and have different characteristics. But they also share similar things:

All cells, whether they are prokaryotic or eukaryotic, have some common features.
Common features of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
The common features of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are:
1. DNA, the genetic material contained in one or more chromosomes and located in a nonmembrane bound nucleoid region in prokaryotes and a membrane-bound nucleus in eukaryotes

2. Plasma membrane, a phospholipid bilayer with proteins that separates the cell from the surrounding environment and functions as a selective barrier for the import and export of materials

3. Cytoplasm, the rest of the material of the cell within the plasma membrane, excluding the nucleoid region or nucleus, that consists of a fluid portion called the cytosol and the organelles and other particulates suspended in it

4. Ribosomes, the organelles on which protein synthesis takes place

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This is the contrasting of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells.

[ricky maddox]

It was really good and you diagrams were very helpful in understanding you blog. I thought that the main points were that there were two types of cells, and how they were similar and different.

[Chelsie]

I really like how you explained all this lacie! I do agree with Ariel the last picture is a little blurry but I enjoyed reading your blog =)