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In prokaryotes the ribosomes are found

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attached to the endoplasmic reticulum
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free floating in the cytoplasm
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in the Mitochondria
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in the Chloroplast
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The correct option is B free floating in the cytoplasm
In prokaryotes, ribosomes are distributed throughout the cell in the cytosol, In eukaryotic cells, they are located in different sites like cytoplasm, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria and plastids.

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