another name for the cells in plants and animals is __________ cells. what word completes the sentence?

The missing word is eukaryotic.

Plant and animal cells are both classified as eukaryotic cells because they have a true, membrane-bound nucleus and complex organelles such as mitochondria. In contrast, organisms like bacteria have prokaryotic cells, which lack a membrane-bound nucleus and are structurally simpler.

So the full sentence is:

Another name for the cells in plants and animals is eukaryotic cells.

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