Describe the structure of a standard eukaryotic animal cell

The cell has an outer membrane known as the cell membrane, which envelops the cytoplasm. The cell also contains mitochondria which work to provide the cell with energy (in the form of ATP) and a nucleus, which has all the genetic information of the cell.

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