Question

Observe the images and diagrams that compare cell and organelle sizes. Then write a short essay that answers the following questions: a) How do most prokaryotes compare in size to small and large eukaryotic cells? b) How does a mitochondrion compare in size to a nucleus and to a prokaryote?

Answer 1

Answer:

prokayotes are comparatively smaller in size than most of the eukaryotes. whereas, mitochondrion may be similar or greater in size than most of prokaryotes .but mitochondria are smaller than nucleus

Explanation:

Prokaryotes are the most primitive types of organisms that include the category of bacteria and Archea. They lack membrane bounded organelles and most of the features that eukaryotes hold.maybe, for such a reason they are typically smaller in size than eukaryotes that have diameter ranging between 10 to 100 micro meter. while on the other hand prokaryotes are comparatively smaller in size having diameter between o.1 and o.5 micrometer.IN SHORT, EUKARYOTIC CELLS ARE 10 T 100 TIMES THE SIZE OF PROKARYOTIC CELLS.hence prokaryotic cells are really very small.

Mitochondria is the organelle of EUKARYOTIC CELLS. As far as a mitochondrion is concerned,they are mostly similar in size and features to most of the prokaryotic cells mitochondria have size ranging from 0.5 to almost 10 micro meters thus tending to be similar or even greater in size than most of the prokaryotes .however they have similar features to prokaryotes as they have cristae just like mesosomes of prokaryotes .

mitochondria is known as powehouse of cell and is smaller than the cell's nucleus. it has membranes similar to other cell membranes. nucleus is the core of animal cell but in plants it is may be towards periphery because of large central vacuole.nucleus may be the largest organelle and is greater than mitochondria.