Which organelle is the site of ribosome synthesis?

Mitochondria

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Chloroplasts

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Golgi apparatus

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Nucleolus

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is E Nucleolus
The nucleolus is a dense, round, dark staining, granular organelle without a limiting membrane. It forms ribosomal subunits by wrapping the rRNAs with ribosomal proteins. Thus, option E is the correct answer.

Suggest Corrections

Column I	Column II
A. System of membranes	i. Chloroplast
B. Organelle within an organelle	ii. Endoplasmic reticulum
C. Kitchen of the cell	iii. Ribosome
D. Ribosome factory	iv. Nucleolus