Question

An early name of mitochondrion was

• A. Fila
• B. Sarcosome
• C. Bioplast
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

• The mitochondria is a double-membraned cell organelle, known as the powerhouse of the cell which is present in all eukaryotic cells.
  
• It was named as bioblasts in the year 1890 by Richard Altmann.
• The mitochondrion of a striated muscle fibre is known as sarcosome.
• Flemming (1882) named the mitochondria as fila.
  
• Kolliker (1880) was the first who observed the granules (mitochondria) in muscle cells of insects. He termed them as 'sarcosomes'.
  
• So, the correct answer is 'All of the above'.