This is a choose the best answer question:
The location of protein synthesis in eukaryotic cells is the
a)nucleus.
b)cytoplasm.
c)plasma membrane.
d)Golgi apparatus.
d)vacuole.
Ok so I know that the sites for protein sythesis are the ribosomes and there are ribosomes on the cytoplasm, and attached to the nucleus and attached to the rough ER, but the synthesis doesn't happen inside the nucleus... will that mean that the answer is then cytoplasm? I know the Golgi apparatus packages the synthesized proteins to send them to other parts of the cell or outside the cell... so I'm not sure what the answer is and ribosomes is not an option there.
nucleus
Based on your understanding, the correct answer would be b) cytoplasm.
Protein synthesis in eukaryotic cells primarily occurs in the cytoplasm. Ribosomes, which are responsible for protein synthesis, can be found both free in the cytoplasm and attached to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). While it is true that some ribosomes are also associated with the nucleus, protein synthesis itself does not occur inside the nucleus. The d) Golgi apparatus is involved in the processing, sorting, and packaging of proteins but not in the actual synthesis. Therefore, the most accurate answer is b) cytoplasm.