Standard 1c Preknowledge
1c) Students know how prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells (including those from plants and animals), and viruses differ in complexity and general structure.
CALIFORNIA FRAMEWORKS SUMMARY:
All living cells are divided into one of two groups according to their cellular structure. Prokaryotes have no membrane-bound organelles and are represented by the Kingdom Monera, which in modern nomenclature is subdivided into the Eubacteria and Archaea. Eukaryotes have a complex internal structure that allows thousands of chemical reactions to proceed simultaneously in various organelles. Viruses are not cells; they consist of only a protein coat surrounding a strand of genetic material, either RNA or DNA.