THE CELL

STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL UNIT OF LIVING ORGANISMS

CAN BE UNICELLULAR OR MULTICELLULAR

CELL THEORY

CELL IS THE BASIC UNIT OF LIVING ORGANISMS

ALL ORGANISMS ARE CREATED FROM CELLS

CELLS ARE MADE FROM CELLS

PROKARYOTE

NO NUCLEUS OR NUCLEAR ENVELOPE PRESENT

SINGLE CELLED ORGANISMSBACTERIA

BINARY FISSION DIVISIONREPRODUCE ASEXUALLY

SOME POSSESS FLAGELLA FOR MOVEMENT

EUKARYOTE

NUCLEUS AND MEMBRANE BOUND ORGANELLES PRESENT

MOSTLY MULTICELLULARDIVIDE BY MITOSIS

SEXUALLY REPRODUCE BY MEIOSIS

CELLS CAN MOVE AND CHANGE SHAPE BY THEIR CYTOSKELETON

CELLS CAN PRODUCE THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT – EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX

CELLS CAN COMMUNICATE BY SENDING AND RECEIVING INFORMATION

CELLS CAN GROW, DIVIDE AND DIE