Assess The Difference Between Prokaryotic And Eukaryotic Cells

A prokaryotic cell is a bacteria cell, the beginning ‘’pro’’ means

‘’before a nucleus.’’ Eukaryotic cells are either plant or animal cells, and the beginning ‘’eu’’ means ‘’possessing a true nucleus.’’ This means prokaryotic cells have no nucleus while eukaryotic cells do have a nucleus. Another difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells is that prokaryotic cells always have a cell wall while only plant eukaryotic cells have cell walls. The larger, more complex cells are eukaryotic cells because they have more organelles with more functions. The smaller, simpler cells are prokaryotic because they have fewer functions and organelles. My box represents a eukaryotic plant cell. One of the advantages of having a box as a plant cell is that it represents the cell

A disadvantage of having a cell wall is that it limits the space for organelles. I used a Sony PS memory card and the mother board of a

t.v. remote control to resemble the nucleus of a plant cell. This represents a nucleus because the nucleus is the ‘’brains’’ of a cell, and the memory chips are the ‘’brains’’ of the object it was inside. An advantage of having a nucleus is that it confines the genetic material which creates more space for the other organelles in the cell compared to prokaryotic cells having free-floating DNA. A disadvantage of having a nucleus in a more complex cell is that it may result in slow development; the reason for slow development is having more processes to control and protect.

Animal cells and plant cells have many differences but I will only list a few. For instance animal cells have a round more flexible outer

surface called the cell membrane, while plant cells have a rectangular, sturdy and more stable outer surface called a cell wall. Another difference plant cells have from animal cells is that plant cells have one large vacuole that stores water for the plant to use later, which in