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  • What is the smallest organelle found inside a cell?

    Question: What is the smallest organelle found inside a cell?

    Options:

    Nucleus
    Ribosome
    Mitochondria
    Chloroplast

    ✅Explanation:
    The ribosome is the smallest organelle found in cells, with a size ranging from about 20 to 30 nanometers. It is not membrane-bound and is responsible for protein synthesis. Ribosomes can be free-floating in the cytoplasm or attached to the rough endoplasmic reticulum in eukaryotic cells.

    🛑 Additional Information:
    The smallest organelle in a cell is ribosome it has a diameter of about 20 nm only.
    -Ribosomes are membranous granular structures present in the cytoplasm.
    -They were first observed under an electron microscope as dense particles by George Palade in the year 1953.
    -Ribosomes are the site for protein synthesis so they are also called the ''protein factory'' of the cell.
    -There are two types of ribosomes
    -Eukaryotic ribosomes – 80s – occurs in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cell
    -Prokaryotic ribosomes – 70s – occur in the cytoplasm as well as are associated with the cell membrane of prokaryotic cell

    • Composition of the structure of ribosome:
    -They are composed of ribonucleic acid (RNA) and proteins

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