Compartmentalization

What are cells made of?

• Your mom

• Organelles

• Other cells

• Mitochondria

Why are organelles not in one big compartment?

• Organelles are too small

• They would crash and destroy other organelles

• So organelles can specialize

• To have specialized environments

Why are cells small?

• So they can have a higher surface area to volume ratio.

• So they can have a higher volume to surface area ratio.

• So they can have a lower volume to surface area ratio.

• So organelles do not have that much space in the cell

How big are eukaryotes?

• 1um

• 1mm

• 100um

• 1cm

How big are prokaryotes?

• 100nm

• 1mm

• 10um

• 1um

Why are cells not too small?

• Organelles will not be able to fit

• Hereditary material needs to fit in the cell.

• There would be too much cytoplasm

• They would not be able to get pregnant

Since eukaryotic cells are big, how do they get nutrients to the center efficiently?

• compartmentilization

• specialization

• They have your mom in there to help them

• Cell cycle control

The prokaryotic strategy is:

• To be bigger so that surface area increases.

• To be smaller so that surface area increases.

• Have a faster cell cycle

• Have more transcription factors.

The ______ ER folds. The ______ ER increases surface area.

• Rough; Smooth

• Smooth; Rough

• Both; None

• None; Both

Why does compartmentalization exist?

• Make certain areas that are fit for the cell to function the best.

• Increase Surface area and allow for unspecialization

• Decrease Surface area and allow for specialization