Eukaryotic cells can be identified by the following features ^{1 2}:

• A membrane-bound nucleus, a central cavity surrounded by membrane that houses the cell’s genetic material.
• A number of membrane-bound organelles, compartments with specialized functions that float in the cytosol.
• Multiple linear chromosomes, as opposed to the single circular chromosome of a prokaryote.
• Mitochondria.
• Flagella and cilia are the locomotory organs in a eukaryotic cell.
• A cell wall is the outermost layer of the eukaryotic cells.
• The cells divide by a process called mitosis.
• The eukaryotic cells contain a cytoskeletal structure.