Punjab Medical Punjab - MET Solved Paper-2008

  • question_answer
    Cell respiration is carried out by

    A)  ribosome           

    B)  mitochondria

    C)  chloroplast        

    D)  Golgi bodies

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    In 1850, Kollikar for the first time seen mitochondria. Lateron C Benda coined the term mitochondria. These are the sites of cellular respiration, oxidative phosphorylation, synthesis of haeme protein cytochrome, myoglobin etc. Ribosomes are the sites of protein synthesis. Chloroplasts 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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