Eukaryotic Cells Research Paper

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“The cause of nutrition and growth resides not in the organism as a whole but in the separate elementary parts—the cells.” - Theodor Schwann. The cell is the basic structural biological unit of a living thing. The cell is really small, but as strong. They can replicate themselves without help. There are two types of cells that mostly differ from each other- the prokaryote and eukaryote.
Prokaryotic means “before the nucleus.” This type of cell has this name mainly because it’s a type of cell that has no nucleus and that was on Earth before the nucleus evolved. A prokaryotic cell is the smallest and simplest known cell. Unlike eukaryotic cells, prokaryotic cell have no organelles. The cytoplasm of a prokaryotic cell is continuous with an irregularly shaped region of DNA. A prokaryotic cell has many bacteria flagella projecting out from the the surface of the cell. The bacteria flagella helps the cell move rapidly through fluid environments(Starr p. 76). Most prokaryotes are unicellular, but there are also multicellular prokaryotes(Eukaryotic). Archaebacteria and eubacteria are examples of prokaryotic cells(Starr p. 76).
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The eukaryotic cell does contain a nucleus(Eukaryotic). An eukaryotic cell also contains organelles: nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi body, vesicles, and mitochondria. The nucleus contain all the DNA of the cell. The endoplasmic reticulum routes and modifies newly formed polypeptide chains, while the golgi body modifies the polypeptide chains into mature proteins. The vesicles transport and store substances, and the mitochondrial form ATP(Starr p. 69). An eukaryotic cell also contains a cytoskeleton, which helps the cell with shape, support, and movement. Animals, plants, fungi, and protists are all examples of eukaryotes. Most eukaryotes are multicellular(Starr p.