Match the following:

A) Ribosomes
B) Nucleus
C) Nucleoli
D) Endoplasmic reticulum

1) Plays a role in the synthesis of steroid-based hormones and proteins.
2) The actual site of protein synthesis.
3) Hollow cytoskeletal elements that act as organizers for the cytoskeleton.
4) Dense spherical bodies in the nucleus that are the synthesis site for ribosomal RNA.
5) Houses DNA and RNA.


1) D Endoplasmic reticulum
2) A Ribosomes
3) E
4) C Nucleoli
5) B Nucleus

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