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Mesosomes are...

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Mesosomes are present in a cell

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to increase the surface area of the plasma membrane

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that have been chemically fixed

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to help in cellular respiration

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B that have been chemically fixed
Mesosomes are folded invaginations in the plasma membrane of bacteria that are produced by the chemical fixation techniques used to prepare samples for electron microscopy.

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(i) are present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
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: In prokaryotes, mitochondria are absent.
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