Are plant and animal cells eukaryotic?

Structurally, plant and animal cells are very similar because they are both eukaryotic cells. They both contain membrane-bound organelles such as the nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, lysosomes, and peroxisomes. read more

Animal and plant eukaryotic cells are also different from prokaryotic cells like bacteria. Prokaryotes are usually single-celled organisms, while animal and plant cells are generally multicellular. Eukaryotic cells are more complex and larger than prokaryotic cells. Animal and plant cells contain many organelles not found in prokaryotic cells. read more

Plant and animal cells are eukaryotic; this is because their DNA is bound in a nucleus, as opposed to a prokaryotic cells such as bacteria, which have free DNA that floats in the cytoplasm, in a long loop and one or more rings of DNA called plasmids. read more

SC.912.L.14.3 : Compare and contrast the general structures of plant and animal cells. Compare and contrast the general structures of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. read more