What is the name given to the ER when it has ribosomes attached to its outer surface?

What is the name given to the ER when it has ribosomes attached to its outer surface?
  1. Rough endoplasmic reticulum
  2. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
  3. Nuclear endoplasmic reticulum
  4. Cytoplasmic endoplasmic reticulum

Solution

The endoplasmic reticulum bearing ribosomes on their surface is called rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER).

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