Eukaryotic cells enable higher-order organisms to maintain complex systems and specialize in particular functions. Prokaryotic c
ells must be able to perform all of the necessary tasks an organism needs. Which of the following best explains why eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells are suited for supporting the functions of the organisms they are found in?
Eukaryotic cells are smaller in size to allow for more efficient transport of nutrients. Prokaryotic cells are larger in size so that more nutrients can be stored within each cell.
Eukaryotic cells have compartmentalization that allows for organisms to increase cellular efficiency and support incompatible processes. Prokaryotic cells contain simple structures that perform basic functions.
Eukaryotic cells contain ribosomes only as a part of independent structures, so the formation of important proteins is centralized. Prokaryotic cells contain ribosomes throughout the cytoplasm, which allows for proteins to be formed where they are needed.
Eukaryotic cells centralize their genetic material to increase the rate of positive mutations that will improve cell functionality. Prokaryotic cells spread their genetic material throughout the cell to protect it from foreign invaders.
B. Eukaryotic cells have compartmentalization that allows for organisms to increase cellular efficiency and support incompatible processes. Prokaryotic cells contain simple structures that perform basic functions.
Explanation:
Eukaryotic cells have nuclei that enable them to direct many, more complex processes that a prokaryotic cell could not. Since there is no central directory in a prokaryotic cell the processes in a Prokaryotic cell are often primal and simplistic in nature.
The complexity of a eukaryotic cell thus allows it to compartmentalize or have special parts that specialize in a specific function that it does really well.
