AP BIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

THE CHLOROPLAST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The inner membrane of mitochondria is usually, highly convoluted forming a series of infoldings known as
A
thylakoids
B
cristae
C
grana
D
lamella
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The inner membrane is usually highly convoluted, forming a series of infoldings, known as cristae, that project into the matrix. These convolutions greatly increase the area of the inner membrane, so that in a liver cell, for example, it constitutes about one-third of the total cell membrane.

Detailed explanation-2: -The inner membrane of the mitochondria is highly convoluted forming a series of infoldings known as cristae.

Detailed explanation-3: -The mitochondrial inner membrane consists of a number of infoldings called cristae.

Detailed explanation-4: -To increase the capacity of the mitochondrion to synthesize ATP, the inner membrane is folded to form cristae. These folds allow a much greater amount of electron transport chain enzymes and ATP synthase to be packed into the mitochondrion.

Detailed explanation-5: -Assertion :The content of inner compartment of mitochondria is called matrix. Reason: The outer membrane forms a number of infoldings called cristae.

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