Thursday, February 17, 2011
Just like Prokaryon; Eukaryon can be split into two words!Eu = true , Karyon = nucleus
To differentiate these more complex cells from prokaryotes is the presence of a nucleus, a double membrane-bound control center separating the genetic material, DNA , from the rest of the cell.
Eukaryotic cells contain internal membrane-bound structures called organelles. mitochondria and chloroplasts(organelles), are both from prokaryotes that began within eukaryotic cells.
The organelles are involved in metabolism(rate you break down energy) and energy conversion within the cell. Other organelles within eukaryotic cell carry out many additional functions required for the cell to survive , grow and reproduce.
Eukaryotic cells can reproduce in more than one ways including meiosis (sexual reproduction) and mitosis (cell division producing identical cells).
