Which of the following is called as the ground substance that is present inside the mitochondria?

Stroma

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Matrix

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Cell sap

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Cytoplasm

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Solution

The correct option is B Matrix
Mitochondria is double walled membranous structure. It has a ground substance called matrix which acts as a site for cellular respiration. I t is highly concentrated because it contains hundreds of enzymes, mitochondrial ribosomes, tRNA and the mitochondrial DNA.

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