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Which Cell Is The Most Important? Living Organisms?

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WHICH CELL IS THE MOST CRUCIAL TO LIVING ORGANISMS?
Anu Bhandary
According to the Oxford Dictionary, a cell is defined as “The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, which is typically microscopic and consists of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane (Dictionary.com, 2016: para.2).” An organism is said to only be classified as living if it contains cells or the products of cells. However, there are two different kinds of cells. One type is prokaryotic cells, these cells do not contain a nucleus and are usually found in less complex, unicellular organisms such as bacteria and archaea. The other kind is eukaryotic cells (CK-12, 2016: para.3). Eukaryotic cells can either be multicellular or unicellular. These cells …show more content…

The nucleus determines the appearance and function of a cell (Study.com 2016: para.1). The nucleus is usually a dark spot in the cell, the placement of the nucleus within the cell varies and it isn’t always in the middle of the cell. It is surrounded by cytoplasm which is fluid inside the cells (see figure 1). The nucleus has a surrounding called the nuclear envelope that consists of an inner and outer membrane. The nuclear envelope encloses the nucleus to keep it separated from the rest of the cell. However, to allow molecules to come in and out of the nucleus, it has holes called the nuclear pore complexes (NPR) (Wiley, 2014: para.2). Inside the nucleus is a nucleolus with nucleoplasm surrounding it. Nucleoplasm is much like the cytoplasm inside cells, it is made up of predominate water, molecules and dissolved ions. The rest of the nucleus is surrounded by chromatin (material that consists of protein, RNA, and DNA). DNA is genetic material that provides instructions that are needed to build proteins. Those proteins then determine everything that goes on in the cell. Without these proteins, the cell would not function, hence why the nucleus is the most important organelle in the function of living organisms.
Some may argue that the mitochondrion is the most crucial organelle due to the fact it is

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