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Why are many organelles so small & so numerous within a cell?  What are the benefits of...

  1. Why are many organelles so small & so numerous within a cell?  What are the benefits of being small?

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Organelles are small and numerous because of the following reasons:-

  • Energy needed for metabolism will become greater with increase in size.
  • Hence most of these energies made within the organelle will be self utilized by the cell to maintain its functions.
  • So it is good to be small.
  • Also the entry and removal of different molecules will be easy with smaller size compared to larger sized cells.
  • Most of the energy is provided by these organelles, thus to maximize the the energy production, and meet various requirements of body- organelles are therefore numerous in a cell.
  • organelles are the ones that functions some critical metabolic functions , so inorder to meet tese energy requirement cell increases the number of organelles present in them.

gladiator answered 1 year ago
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