Eukaryotic Cell vs. Prokaryotic Essay A eukaryotic plant cell consists of many organelles, a cell wall, and a nucleus. Unlike an animal cell, plant cells have cell walls that allow them to bind to other plant cells, hold their structure, and prevent excessive water intake. Young plant cells have a primary cell wall, which is thin and fairly flexible. Between the primary cell walls is the middle lamella, which sticks the cell walls together. As …showed first 75 words of 900 total…

…showed last 75 words of 900 total…a prokaryotic cell is concentrated in a specific area called the nucleoid, but it is not separated from the rest of the cell as in a eukaryotic cell. Some of the same reactions occur in a prokaryotic cell, but not in the same organized fashion. Both types of cells do have a cell membrane and DNA present however. Most prokaryotic cells are bacteria or other simple organisms, and are much smaller than a eukaryotic cell.