This structure is so important because ... to be bigger than cells without mitochondria. Within eukaryotic cells, mitochondria function somewhat like batteries, because they convert energy from ...

Cells manage a wide range of functions in their tiny package ... part on whether that cell is a eukaryote or a prokaryote. Eukaryotic cells use three major processes to transform the energy ...

Bacteria are amongst the simplest of organisms - they are made of single cells. Their cell structure is simpler ... plasmids are found in a few simple eukaryotic organisms. DNA is a single ...