Although bacteria lack membrane-bound organelles, such as chloroplasts and mitochondria, they can still perform the

functions of these organelles by localizing certain metabolic enzymes on:
a. ribosomes.
b. the cell wall.
c. the plasma membrane.
d. the nuclear membranes.
e. the endoplasmic reticulum.


c

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