Eukaryotic Cell
Physical Characteristics, Membranes, Proteins And Membrane Transport, Signal Transduction, Metabolism, Mitochondrion, Chloroplast
All living organisms are composed of cells. A eukaryotic cell is a cell with a nucleus, which contains the cell's chromosomes. Plants, animals, protists, and fungi have eukaryotic cells, unlike the Eubacteria and Archaea, whose cells do not have nuclei and are therefore termed prokaryotic. In addition to having a nucleus, eukaryotic cells differ from prokaryotic cells in being larger and much more structurally and functionally complex. Eukaryotic cells contain subcompartments called organelles, which carry out specialized reactions within their boundaries. A eukaryotic cell may be an individual organism, such as the amoeba, or a highly specialized part of a multicellular organism, such as a neuron.
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- Eukaryotic Cell - Proteins And Membrane Transport
- Eukaryotic Cell - Signal Transduction
- Eukaryotic Cell - Metabolism
- Eukaryotic Cell - Mitochondrion
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