type of cells

Types of Cells:

1. Prokaryotic

• Bacteria


• Archaea
  

2. Eukaryotic

• Unicellular
  Protists
  
• Multi-cellular
  Fungi
  Plants
  Animals
  
  
  

Bacteria

Characteristics

• Greek for "small stick"
  
• Most Abundant Organism


• Found in all Media


• Many are Pathogens


• Move by Flagella or by Gliding


• Asexual Reproduction


• Beneficial in Everyday Needs

Archaea

Characteristics

Greek for “old ones”

Identified in 1977 by Carl Woese of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and George Fox

Extremophiles

Mesophiles

Found in Living Organisms

Two Groups: Euryarchaeota and Crenarchaeota

Fungi

Characteristics

• All come from a common ancestor


• Thought to be more related to animals then plants


• Most are symbiotic


• Lacks organs


• Reproduce sexually or asexually


• Many are used in everyday human life

Plant Cells



Characteristics

• Has a cell wall made of cellulose


• Has a large central vacuole


• Undergoes photosynthesis


• Contains Chloroplasts which contain Chlorophyll


• The cells differentiate in to dermal tissue, vascular tissue, or ground tissue

Animal Cells

Characteristics

Unicellular and Multicellular

Lacks a Cell Wall and Chloroplasts

Small Vacuoles

Appear spherical in shape

Contains a variety of Organelles