Why do prokaryotes not develop organelles? Is there a benefit to being more simple if you’re unicellular?
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Some prokaryotes did develop organelles, but by doing so stopped being what we would label prokaryotes. But not all prokaryotes did, of course. Yes, there is a niche for simpler organisms. For example, cell division can be much faster than for more complex organisms. The fastest known division time in yeast (which was achieved by artificial selection) is about 5 times longer than the fastest known for for bacteria.
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