Within the eukaryotic cell, many integral processes occur in a multitude of organelles with specialized functions. The concentration of each function has allowed eukaryotic organisms to act with great efficiency and produce many products in a single cell. Due to the complexity of these cells, the transport of molecules is a complex process requiring many compartments to accomplish the tasks (Cooper 2000). The endomembrane system as well as mitochondria, chloroplasts and the cytoskeleton are essential adaptations to ensure the proper functioning of eukaryotic cellular processes. Eukaryotes are larger, more complex organisms that can perform a more complex and broader range of activities than prokaryotes. Organelles that are only present in a eukaryotic cell allow the most complex functions to occur. However, along with these processes, it was also necessary to create systems to enable the activities that must take place in eukaryotes, just like prokaryotes. (Kabnick, Peattie 1991) The genetic material that allows processes in a cell to occur is present in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. However, unlike prokaryotic cells where cellular information is dispersed throughout the cell, most genetic information in eukaryotes is housed in a double membrane-bound nucleus, separated from the rest of the cell (Davidson 2005). Deoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA) never leaves the nucleus itself and thus ensures that no genetic information is lost. Because genetic information is not freely in the cytoplasm – as in prokaryotes – transcription occurs in the nucleus while translation occurs outside the nuclear membrane along the endomembrane system (Griswold 2008) . Once outside the nuclear envelope, the mRNA must be transcribed... ... middle of article ...... the essential role of the cytoskeleton is to hold all the organelles of the cell in place. In addition to this, the cytoskeleton also provided critical pathways that allow vesicles to transport from the ER to the Golgi body. The specialization of organelles within a cell has been advantageous because it allows complex processes to occur within an organism. Specialized proteins can be produced as the coding is released from the nucleus and is synthesized, modified, and transported to the correct location inside or outside the cell. Energy is released for its specialized organelle to the rest of the cell to ensure its function and the cytoskeleton ensures that the cell has the appropriate structure and motility capacity. Thanks to all these adaptations, the eukaryotic cell is capable of producing more complex processes while still functioning correctly to ensure its survival...