Question

What are the basic parts of the cell?

Answer 1

The common features of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are:

1) DNA, the genetic material contained in one or more chromosomes and located in the nucleoid (nuclear membrane absent) region in prokaryotes and a membrane-bound nucleus in eukaryotes.

2) Plasma membrane, a phospholipid bilayer with proteins that separates the cell from the surrounding environment and functions as a selective barrier for the import and export of materials.

3) Cytoplasm, the rest of the material of the cell within the plasma membrane (excluding the nucleoid region or nucleus) that consists of a fluid portion called the cytosol and the organelles and other particulates suspended in it.

4) The cell wall, present in plant cells and prokaryotes, surrounds the plasma membrane.