Question

When looking at the endoplasmic reticulum of a cell, the microscope zooms in enough to see ribosomes that are embedded in the outside of the endoplasmic reticulum. Which type of endoplasmic reticulum is this?
Question 5 options:

A)

Smooth

B)

Solid

C)

Rough

D)

Bumpy

Answer 1

The presence of ribosomes embedded on the outside of the endoplasmic reticulum indicates that this is the **Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum (RER)**. Thus, the correct answer is:

**C) Rough**