Peattie, 1991) stated a flaw in the fact that this “limits communication between cells, a condition that probably accounts for the vastly decreased ability of prokaryotes to form multicellular organisms.” This is compared to the internal skeleton strucutre of Eukaryotes, where “it is formed by a complex of protein tubules called the cytoskeleton.” (K S Kabnick and D A Peattie, 1991.) This difference in structure gives a pliable membrane to the cell rather than a rigid cell wall. This increases mobility of many Eukaryotes which is essential for the specific function within organisms, for instance, muscles cells need to have the mobility to enable them to contract.
However, when examining the differences of the two cells, the most distinctive feature to show variation is the size and complexity of each cell type. “Prokaryotic cells typically have a diameter of 0.5-5µm, much smaller than the 10-100µm diameter of many eukaryotic cells” (Campbell, N et al. (2014, p539) and Prokaryotes are generally unicellular while majority of Eukaryotes are multicellular. …show more content…
Eukaryotic cells have a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles. Compartmentalisation of Eukaryotes means the cell is divided into many membrane-bound compartments. This is very important because many molecules are concentrated together and so the rate of reactions inceases within the cell. Also, the separate units keep reactive molecules away from other parts of the cell that may be affected by them. The difference in the two cell types can bee seen in Figure 1 and Figure 2.
However, when examining the differences of the two cells, the most distinctive feature to show variation is the size and complexity of each cell type. “Prokaryotic cells typically have a diameter of 0.5-5µm, much smaller than the 10-100µm diameter of many eukaryotic cells” (Campbell, N et al. (2014, p539) and Prokaryotes are generally unicellular while majority of Eukaryotes are multicellular. …show more content…
Eukaryotic cells have a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles. Compartmentalisation of Eukaryotes means the cell is divided into many membrane-bound compartments. This is very important because many molecules are concentrated together and so the rate of reactions inceases within the cell. Also, the separate units keep reactive molecules away from other parts of the cell that may be affected by them. The difference in the two cell types can bee seen in Figure 1 and Figure 2.