Animal Cells

• animals are eukaryotes. their genetic material (DNA) is enclosed in a nucleus
• the function of the nucleus is to enclose the genetic material
• the cytoplasm is a watery solution where chemical reactions take place (e.g the first stage of respiration)
• the cell membrane controls the molecules that can enter and leave the cell
• mitochondria are where aerobic respiration takes place
• ribosomes are the sites of proteins synthesis