<span>Which characteristic is common to all prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
The ability to respond to external stimuli is the characteristic that is common to all prokaryotes an eukaryotic cells. Stimulus help detects change in the cell, as we are speaking of cells. The cells responding to the stimulus is called sensitivity.
Proteins can carry nutrients across the plasma membrane. There are also differnet receptros outside the cell that recieve signals as well as inside the cell.