AIIMS 2008
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2008
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Cell - The Unit of Life
AIIMS 2008 · Botany · Cell - The Unit of Life
Assertion : F_1 particles are present in the inner mitochondrial...
Assertion : particles are present in the inner mitochondrial membrane.
Reason : An electron gradient formed on the inner mitochondrial membrane, forms ATP.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
C. If assertion is true but reason is false
Step-by-step solution
Oxysomes or particles are present on the inner mitochondrial membrane. The headpiece of oxysome functions as ATP-synthetase which synthesises ATP from ADP and ip (inorganic phosphate) using energy from proton gradient or ATP synthetase becomes active in ATP formation only when there is a proton gradient having high concentration of protons on side (base) as compared to side (head piece) particles or oxysomes.