38 Visual Connection Questions

1. Figure 4.7 Prokaryotic cells are much smaller than eukaryotic cells. What advantages might small cell size confer on a cell? What advantages might large cell size have?

2. Figure 4.8 If the nucleolus were not able to carry out its function, what other cellular organelles would be affected?

3. Figure 4.18 If a peripheral membrane protein were synthesized in the lumen (inside) of the ER, would it end up on the inside or outside of the plasma membrane?