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Eukaryotes have organelles, like the mitochondria, which we think were prokaryotes a very long time ago. To fit these organelles inside their cytoplasm, the eukaryotes would have to be larger.

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Mitochondria are pre existed bacteria.So virus are smaller.

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A virus in terms of a Microorganism

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Q: Which is smaller a eukaryotic organism or a prokaryotic organism?
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