Question

Which of these statements is not true regarding inclusion bodies in prokaryotes?

• A. Reserve material is stored in these structures
• B. They are bound by a single membrane
• C. Gas vacuoles are found in blue-green bacteria
• D. They lie free in the cytoplasm

Answer 1

Answer:

B. They are bound by a single membrane

• Inclusion bodies are not covered by membranes and lie freely in the cytoplasm.

• They store reserve material such as phosphate granules.

• blue-green bacteria contain gas vacuoles which is an inclusion body.