Multiple choice

Which of the following is the most suitable statement to justify 'the mesosomes of bacteria are equivalent to the mitochondria of eukaryotes'?

  1. These are double membraned organelles.

  2. These occur freely in the bacterial cytoplasm.

  3. These help in respiration in bacteria.

  4. These are self replicating organelles & can multiply, even when the cell is not dividing.
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Explanation

 Mesosome is the invagination of the plasma membrane. It has respiratory enzymes, so it helps in bacterial respiration.

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