First plant cell in which mitochondria were observed was

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The correct option is A Nymphaea
Mitochondria are double membrane bound eukaryotic cell organelles. It produces energy by the process of aerobic respiration. They were first observed by Altmann, in 1894, who called them "bioblasts". Friedrich Meves, in 1904, first observed mitochondria in plants in Nymphaea alba.

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