Question: What is the smallest organelle found inside a cell?
Options:
Nucleus
Ribosome
Mitochondria
Chloroplast
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