Uttarakhand PMT Uttarakhand PMT Solved Paper-2004

  • question_answer
    In many bacteria, the cell membrane becomes invaginated and folded to form:

    A)  pili         

    B)  cristae

    C)  fimbriae    

    D)  mesosomes

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Mesosomes are extensions  of the plasmamembrane within the bacterial cell (cytoplasm), involving complex whorls of convoluted membranes. They are seen in chemoautotrophic bacteria such   as   Nitrosomonas   and   in photosynthetic   bacteria   such   as Rhodopseudomonas where they are the sites of the photosynthetic pigments. Mesosomes are also involved in cross wall (septum) formation during cell division.


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