- double membrane
- they have their own DNA
- size similar to prokaryotes
Internal regulators allow the cell cycle to proceed only when certain processes have happened inside the cell. ... Cancer cells do not respond to the signals that regulate the growth of most cells. As a result, they divide uncontrollably and form masses of cells called tumors that can damage the surrounding tissues.
The living organisms in an ecosystem can be divided into three categories: producers, consumers and decomposers. They are all important parts of an ecosystem. ... Consumers are animals and they get their energy from the producers or from organisms that eat producers.
Ability to absorb infrared light: Every molecule absorbs energy. ... Only gases that are able to absorb what infrared light is left over will contribute significantly to climate change. Methane can absorb the infrared light that water vapor leaves behind, which contributes to its higher climate change potential.
The greenhouse effect causes some of this energy to be waylaid in the atmosphere, absorbed and released by greenhouse gases. Without the greenhouse effect, Earth's temperature would be below freezing. It is, in part, a natural process.