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Q.

Where are ribosomes usually located in animal and plant cells?

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Detailed Solution

Ribosomes are found free in the cytoplasm, attached to rough ER, and inside mitochondria (and chloroplasts in plants). 

LocationAnimal cellsPlant cellsWhat is made there
Free in cytoplasmYesYesProteins for cytosol and organelles
Attached to RERYesYesSecreted proteins, membrane proteins
Mitochondria (70S)YesYesMitochondrial proteins
Chloroplasts (70S)NoYesChloroplast proteins

Note: Ribosomes are the cell’s protein factories and can exist as small (40S/30S) and large (60S/50S) subunits depending on type (80S in cytosol, 70S in mitochondria/chloroplasts).

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