CET Karnataka Medical CET - Karnataka Medical Solved Paper-2006

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    Read the two statements A and B Statement A: The number of mitochondria in a cell do not correspond to the function of the cell. Statement B: Mitochondria are common to both plant and animal cells. Choose the correct option from those given

    A)  statement A is correct, B is wrong

    B)  statement B is correct, A is wrong

    C)  both the statement A and B are correct

    D)  both the statements A and B are wrong

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    In 1880 Kalliker for the first time recognized the structure now known as mitochondria. The name mitochondria was given by C. Benda (1897). The first evidence for the presence of mitochondira in plant cells (Nymphed) was given by F. Meves in 1904. Since then the mitochondria have been shown in all kinds of plant and animal cells. The number of mitochondria per cell varies according to the function and volume of cells there may be 50-5000 mitochondria in a cell. The number may reach upto 5,00,000 in some kind of protozoa.


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