The name organelle comes from the idea that these Structures are to cells what an organ is to the body.
There are many types of organelles in eukaryotic cells. Prokaryotes were once thought not to have organelles, but some examples have now been found.[4]
They are not organized like eukaryote organelles, and are not bounded by plasma membranes. They are called bacterial microcompartments.[5]
↑Alberts, Bruce et al. 2003. Essential cell biology, 2nd ed. Garland Science.
↑National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Research Opportunities in Biology (1989). Opportunities in biology. National Academies. p. 104. ISBN978-0-309-03927-7. Retrieved 23 December 2010.