Figure 7 shows the malarial protist. The malarial protist is a eukaryotic cell. Describe three ways the structure of the malarial protist is different from the structure of a prokaryotic cell. Do not refer to size in your answer.

Eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells have fundamental structural differences: 1. **Nucleus:** Eukaryotic cells, like the malarial protist, have a true nucleus, which is a membrane-bound organelle containing the cell's genetic material (DNA) in the form of linear chromosomes. Prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus; their genetic material consists of a single, circular loop of DNA located in the cytoplasm in a region called the nucleoid. 2. **Membrane-Bound Organelles:** Eukaryotic cells contain various membrane-bound organelles, such as mitochondria (for respiration), endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi apparatus. Prokaryotic cells lack all of these. 3. **Plasmids:** Prokaryotic cells often contain small, circular rings of DNA called plasmids, which are separate from the main chromosome. Eukaryotic cells do not have plasmids. (Note: While many prokaryotes have a cell wall, and this protist does not, not all prokaryotes have one, and some eukaryotes do, so this is a less universal distinction than the nucleus and organelles).