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Discussing a Cell's Organelles

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Organelles compartmentalize a cell like a department store displays similar items together.
What advantage does such compartmentalization offer a large cell and what are two examples of oraganelles and the activities they compartmentalize?

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The advantages of organelles compartmentalization are given, as well as examples.

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Compartmentalization offers the cell organization and more specialization. When every organelle is responsible for a certain function, the cell becomes more developed and specialized in performing all functions by the effect of the different organelles that are responsible for the different functions.

The examples of 2 organelles are the nucleus and the endoplasmic reticulum:
1.The nucleus is the most obvious organelle in any eucaryotic cell. It is a membrane-bound organelle and is surrounded by a double membrane. It communicates with the surrounding cytosol via numerous nuclear pores. Within the ...

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