Question

Which of the following statements is incorrect for prokaryotic inclusion bodies?

• A. These are storage granules in the cytoplasm
• B. They are membrane bound structures
• C. Phosphate granules, cyanophycean granules and glycogen granules are the examples of cell inclusions
• D. Gas vacuole is found in BGA and purple and green photosynthetic bacteria

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

The statement in option (b) is incorrect for prokaryotic inclusion bodies. The corrected form is as follows
Prokaryotic inclusion bodies are not bound by any membrane system and lie free in the cytoplasm. Reserve material in prokaryotic cells are stored in the cytoplasm in the form of inclusion bodies.
Rest of the statements are correct for prokaryotic inclusion bodies.