Multiple choice

Which of the following are the polyhedral membrane-bound compartments in the bacterial cells that are made up of a protein shell?

  1. Gas vesicles

  2. Volutin granules

  3. Carboxysomes

  4. Microcompartments
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Explanation

Microcompartments are the polyhedral membrane bound compartments in the bacterial cell that are made up of a protein shell and enclose various enzymes. These polyhedral organelles localise and compartmentalise bacterial metabolism, a function performed by the membrane-bound organelles in eukaryotes.

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