The Cell

This sketch of a eukaryotic cell is modeled after illustrations in Hickman, et al. and Audesirk& Audesirk. It is intended to show the types of organelles in cells, although no single cell is expected to have all these organelles.

Types of Cells

Living things are made up of distinct units called cells. Multicellular animals including humans are made up of complex cells with multiple internal organelles. These cells are called eukaryotic cells. Single-celled organisms like bacteria are examples of prokaryotic cells. There are other prokaryotic cells which exhibit enough differences from bacteria to be classified as a separate Domain Archaea or the Archaebacteria.

Eukaryotic Cells