CELL

FUNDAMENTAL UNIT OF LIFE

CELL FACTS

 Cell are too small to be seen in without magnification

 There are two primary types of cells
 Prokaryotic single-celled organisms are the earliest and
most primitive forms of life on earth.
 There are bacterial cells in the body than human cells
CELL FACTS

 Cells contain structures called organelles that carry out

specific function
 Different types of cells reproduce through different
methods
 Groups of similar cells form tissues
 Cells have varying life spans
 Cells commit suicide
Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells
All Prokaryotes are in the monera kingdom domains Bacteria and Archaea

bacteria Cyanobacteria
also known as blue-green algae
 Eukaryotes
FROM THE GREEK FOR “TRUE NUCLEUS”
EUKARYOTIC CELLS ARE MORE COMPLEX
AND MUCH LARGER THAN PROKARYOTIC
CELLS. IT IS GROW AND REPRODUCE
THROUGH A PROCESS CALLED MITOSIS.
 Example cells from the plantae and animalia kingdoms

Plant (elodea)

animal cells (blood vessel lining)

Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cell