How Do Eukaryotic Cells Differ From Animal Cells

All eukaryotic cells are membrane-bound, containing cell organelles which are there for specific functions. The main two types of eukaryotic cell are animal and plant cells, which have some similar but some different cell organelles as they are needed for a range of different functions. They both share the organelles, the nucleus, plasma membrane, nucleolus, endoplasmic reticulum (rough and smooth), golgi body, lysosomes, mitochondria, ribosomes and cytoplasm.

However plant eukaryotic cells contain chloroplasts and have a cell wall which animal cells don’t. This is because the plant cells need to be more rigid and strong to give more structural support, as they don't have a skeleton of any type, like animals. As well as support the cell wall helps prevent pathogens from entering the cell and small holes in the cellulose wall allow water and vitamins to pass into the cell. Plant cells also contain chloroplasts, this is because it is the only source of food for plant cells, whereas animal cells get food from the body, these chloroplasts absorb sunlight and turns it into energy for the cell to function.

Microtubules are rod shaped tubulin filaments, they are very important in animal cells because the help the cell keep in its shape, and they help with chromosome division as well as the movement of the other cell organelles in the cell. Centrioles are groups of 9 microtubules, that helps with mitosis and