CMC Medical CMC-Medical VELLORE Solved Paper-2010

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    Cell respiration is carried out by

    A)  ribosome           

    B)  mitochondria

    C)  chloroplast        

    D)  Golgi bodies

    E)  None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    In 1850, Kollikar for the first time seen mitochondria. Later on C. Benda coined the term mitochondria. These are the sites of respiration, oxidative phosphorylation, synthesis of haem protein cytochrome, myoglobine, etc. Ribosomes are [he sites of protein synthesis. Choloplasts are the sites of photosynthesis. Golgi bodies help in cell wall formation (by secreting hemicellulose), enzymes formation, production of hormones (thyroxin), etc.


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