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The kitchen of the cell is:


A

(a) Mitochondria

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(b) Chloroplast

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(c) Endoplasmic reticulum

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(d) Golgi apparatus

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Solution

The correct option is B

(b) Chloroplast


The correct option is (b)

Explanation of the correct option

  1. Chloroplasts are the green organelles of the plant cell which contain photosynthetic pigments and are involved in the process of photosynthesis.
  2. Photosynthesis is process in which plant synthesizes its own food in the form of glucose.
  3. Thus, chloroplasts are called as kitchens of the cell since they are the site for formation of food.

Explanation of the incorrect option

Option (a) Mitochondria is called as the power house of cell as it carries out the aerobic respiration in the cell and breaks down glucose into carbon dioxide and water.
Option (c) Endoplasmic reticulum is involved in synthesis of proteins and lipids.

Option (d) Golgi apparatus carries out the function of modification and packaging of proteins and lipids.

Final answer

The kitchen of the cell is chloroplast.


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