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There would be no protein synthesis.

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Q: What would happen to the cell membrane if ribosomes are not working?
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The membrane receptors are proteins that would be synthesized on ribosomes where?

membrane receptors are proteins that would be synthesized on ribosomes on the rough endoplasmic reticulum


What would happen to a cell if the cell membrane was made if a molecule that did not repel water?

it would not keep working to do its functions


What would happen to a cell if the cell membrane was made of a molecule that did not repel water?

it would not keep working to do its functions


What would happen if all the ribosomes in your body disappeared?

This cannot possibly happen, so asking what would happen if it did happen is an exercise in stupidity.


What would happen when ribosomes are absent?

the correct amino acids won't be transfered to the ribosomes and the protein synthesis would fail. PLATO says so.


Do mature sperm have ribosomes?

Sperm Cells contain enzymes so that they can digest through the cell membrane of an egg cell. I would pressume that they also have ribosomes because enzymes are proteins and ribosomes make proteins. But I am not sure.


What would be most likely to happen if the ribosomes in a cell were not functioning?

the synthesis of enzymes would stop


What would happen if all of the ribosomes in your cells dissappeared?

Protein production would cease and death would occur.


What would happen to a cell if the number of ribosomes was reduced?

Its capability and capacity to manufacture proteins would be reduced.


What would happen to a cell if it had no nuclear membrane?

The world would explode


How many structure do prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell have in common?

Since all prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, the only common structures would be the cell membrane and the ribosomes. The ribosomes, however, are different than the ones found in eukaryotic cells.


What organelle would be in a toucan's organsm's cell?

Toucans are eukaryotes, so the same organelles you have would be in their cells. Nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi body, ribosomes ( not membrane bound ) and all the rest of the membrane bound organelles.