Cell Organelles: Ribosomes

Ribosomes are the cellular organelles that  

carry out protein synthesis, through a 

process called translation.

• They are found in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes

• Ribosomes are also found in mitochondria and chloroplasts .

• The ribosome is a large RNA-protein complex

• They are responsible for accurately translating the linear genetic code, through the messenger RNA, into a linear sequence of amino acids to produce a protein.

• All cells contain ribosomes because growth requires the continued synthesis of new proteins.

• Ribosomes can exist in great numbers, ranging from thousands in a bacterial cell to hundreds of thousands in some human cells.

I learned that all cells contain ribosomes because growth requires the continued synthesis of new proteins. I liked this objective because it was interesting to learn about ribosomes function. Though, this cannot be applied outside of biology.