Cell Biology: 1. Which cell is more sophisticated: prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
2. Give one characteristics you could use to determine whether a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic.
3. Give two characteristics you could use to determine whether a cell is a plant or animal cell.
4. Explain the function of mitochondria.
5. Give the name of the organelle that manages or controls all the cell functions in a eukaryotic cell.

Explanation:

1. Which cell is more sophisticated: prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

Eukaryotic Cells are more sophisticated because of multiple factors. One such factor is the fact that Eukaryotic Cells have a nucleus that houses the DNA while the DNA of Prokaryotic Cells are in the cytoplasm. Eukaryotic Cells also have organelles that carry out a variety of functions (Mitochondria, Ribosomes, Endoplasmic Reticulum) whereas Prokaryotic Cells have only the basic organelles (in most cases only Ribosomes).

2. Give one characteristic you could use to determine whether a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic.

The presence of a Nucleus. Prokaryotic cells don't have a nucleus, while Eukaryotic Cells do.

3. Give two characteristics you could use to determine whether a cell is a plant or animal cell.

The presence of a central vacuole (plant cells have a central vacuole but animal cells do not).The presence of a cell wall (plant cells have a cell wall but animal cells do not).

4. Explain the function of mitochondria.

The mitochondria are considered the 'powerhouse' of the cell. This is because it is the site of most of the respiratory process which produces energy for the cell in the form of ATP.

5. Give the name of the organelle that manages or controls all the cell functions in a eukaryotic cell.

The Nucleus is considered the 'brain' of the cell because it directs all of the cell's functions.

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