Eukaryotic Cells (Animal & Plant)

• If it’s visible, it is made up of eukaryotic cells.

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• Eukaryotic cells have a $**true nucleus**$ (hence the name).
• They are more $complex and larger$ than prokaryotic cells.

Eukaryotic Cells

• There are two main regions in a eukaryotic cell: $the nucleus and the cytoplasm$. Usually, the nucleus is located near the center of the cell. The $**cytoplasm**$ $is the jellylike substance$ that fills the cell, surrounding the nucleus, holding the organelles – tiny organs inside a cell – in place, and allowing things to move throughout the cell.
• $Any living organism that is large enough to see without a microscope is eukaryotic.$ We are most familiar with plants and animals as eukaryotes, but fungi and protists (single-celled organisms with a nucleus) are also eukaryotes.

Plant Cell

• The cell wall is $rigid$.
• The cell wall $prevents over-expansion/explosion$ when plant cell comes into contact with fresh water.
• During plant cell reproduction, most plants do not use centrioles. However, during reproduction, $plant cells produce a cell plate$.
• $**Vacuole**$ stores water, salt, and proteins (not found in animal cells).
  • Water creates $turgor pressure$ which keeps plants upright.
• The $**chloroplast**$ $is where **photosynthesis** takes place$. Chloroplasts are found in all photosynthetic cells

Animal Cell

• Its $boundary$ is its $cell membrane$.
• They have $centrioles$, which are $used in cell reproduction$.

 Edited: 05 October 2022