Which one of the following is not an inclusion body found in prokaryotes?
- Cyanophycean granule
- Phosphate granule
- Polysome
- Glycogen granule
Answer
(3) Polysome
Solution
As per NCERT, reserve material in prokaryotic cells is stored in the cytoplasm in the form of inclusion bodies, e.g. phosphate granules, cyanophycean granules and glycogen granules (not bounded by any membrane).
∵ A polysome (polyribosome) is a chain of several ribosomes attached to a single mRNA during translation ⇒ it is not a reserve material.
∴ Polysome is not an inclusion body.
Answer: (3)