Cell Compartments in Eukaryotes

Eukaryotic cells use compartments to organize many different jobs inside one cell. These compartments help separate processes so they can happen in the right place.

The compartment called the cytosol is the fluid part of the cell. It surrounds the other internal structures and helps support many ...

Eukaryotic cells contain many internal compartments that are separated by membranes within the cytoplasm. These membrane-bound organelles allow specific functions to happen in small microenvironments.

For example, the nucleus is enclosed by a double membrane called the nuclear envelope, which is continuous with the rough endoplasmic reticu...