Q: All metabolic functions carried out by a prokaryote take place in the plasma membrane or where else?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

The bacterium in Figure above is a prokaryote. Prokaryotes are microscopic organisms that have neither a membrane-bound nucleus nor membrane-bound organelles. Some cell biologists consider the term "organelle" to describe membrane-bound structures only, whereas other cell biologists define organelles as discrete structures that have a specialized function. Prokaryotes have ribosomes, which are not surrounded by a membrane but do have a specialized function, and could therefore be considered organelles. All metabolic functions carried out by a prokaryote take place in the plasma membrane or the cytosol.

 Choices:

- extracellular

- Shell

- mitochondrial

- cytosol


A:
cytosol