MICROANATOMY

INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY

ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ER is in both plant and animal cells
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Plant and animal cells are structurally similar since they are both eukaryotic cells. They both have membrane-bound organelles such as the nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, ribosomes, cytoplasm, and peroxisomes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in animal cells is an extensive, morphologically continuous network of membrane tubules and flattened cisternae.

Detailed explanation-3: -Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), is a network of interconnected flattened sacs that is an organelle with a continuous membrane found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and is essential for protein synthesis. Rough and smooth ER is found in both plant and animal cells.

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