MCQ
Which of the following terms is $NOT$ correctly matched with its feature?
  • A
    Osmosis - Movement of water by diffusion.
  • B
    Nucleoplasm - Site of active synthesis of ribosomal $RNA$.
  • Mesosome - Infolding of cell membrane and characteristics of eukaryotes.
  • D
    Pili - Elongated tubular surface structures (made of special protein) of bacteria.

Answer

Correct option: C.
Mesosome - Infolding of cell membrane and characteristics of eukaryotes.
c
Mesosome is special structure, formed by the extensions of plasma membrane. It helps in the formation of cell wall, $DNA$ replication and distribution to daughter cells. They also help in respiration, secretion processes, to increase the surface area of the plasma membrane and enzymatic content. It is the characteristics of prokaryotes.

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