How does having internal membrane-bound compartments allow eukaryotic cells to be larger than prokaryotic cells, which lack internal membrane-bound compartments?
A eukaryotic cell is a cell that has a membrane bound nucleus and other membrane bound compartments or sacs called organelles.Eukaryotic cells are larger than prokaryotic cells because they are compartments Eukaryotic cells contain many different membrane bound structure called organelles each of which carries out a specific function within the cell.
For example , mitochondria carry out cellular respiration and lysosomes are involved in breaking down unwanted molecules.This compartmentalization allows the eukaryotic cell to be larger than than an uncompartmentalized prokaryote because the organelles within the eukaryote can supply it with necessary nutrients and other materials that are required to support the larger size.
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