GENERAL HISTOLOGY

INTRODUCTION

CELL STRUCTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the site for ATP synthesis in prokaryotic cells.
A
nucleoid
B
mitochondria
C
ribosomes
D
mesosome
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Prokaryotes synthesize most ATP on the surface of their cell membrane.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mesosomes serve in DNA replication and guide distribution of duplicated bacterial chromosomes into the two daughter cells during cell division. They also carry the enzymes for aerobic respiration and increase the surface area for the same.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mesosomes are present only in prokaryotic cells. Eukaryotes lack mesosomes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mesosomes are the infoldings of cell membrane which. (i) are present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

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