Prokaryotes Vs Eukaryotes

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Distinguish between a prokaryotic and a eukaryotic cell. Compare and contrast the structures of a plant and animal cell. Life in all of its different forms is composed of cells. From basic unicellular organisms such as amoeba through to the complex multicellular structure of the human body. These tiny building blocks of life form two distinct cellular categories, prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes do have some similarities. Both are protected from the outside environment by a cell membrane. The membrane helps to regulate conditions within the cell such as temperature, and helps to control the flow of nutrients, water and waste products in and out of the cell. The majority of the cells mass is composed of cytoplasm. The cytoplasm is a gel-like substance, which in typical cells is largely composed of water, with trace elements of protein, enzymes, amino acids and sugars. Supported within the cytoplasm are all of the cells internal components or organelle, the parts of a cell that define the cells nature and function. Organelle in eukaryotic cells are more numerous to the component parts of prokaryotes, though components and organelle such as ribosomes can be familiar to both. Ribosomes are responsible for assembling chains of amino acids to make protein. The way in which the component parts are arranged within the cell, plus the additional organelle in in eukaryotes however, provides the biggest difference between the two cell types. All organelles of the eukaryotes are membrane bound. Compartmentalisation within the eukaryotic cell allows for each organelle to create its own isolated environment so that the reactions and processes of each organelle is kept separated within the cell. The genetic material of both cells, in the form of Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is held differently within the two cells. In eukaryotic cells, such as leukocytes
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