Macrointerval A: The Crucial Transition; The Onset of the Eukaryotic Cell
摘要
Current prokaryotes include archaea and all bacteria. They are microscopic organisms, significantly smaller than eukaryotes: despite the existence of “giant” bacteria, organisms with eukaryotic cells have on average a volume 15,000 times greater than prokaryotes. These latter, however, despite being smaller, are numerous and widespread everywhere: they represent the most substantial part of terrestrial biodiversity [31, 84].