Mitochondria and chloroplast are: (i) Semi - autonomous organelles (ii) Formed by the division of…

Mitochondria and chloroplast are:
(i) Semi - autonomous organelles
(ii) Formed by the division of pre-existing organelles and they contain DNA but lack protein synthesizing machinery
Which one of the following option is correct?

  1. Both (i) and (ii) are correct
  2. (ii) is true but (i) is false
  3. (i) is true but (ii) is false
  4. Both (i) and (ii) are false

Solution

Mitochondria and chloroplast are semi-autonomous organelles and they have their own ribosomes with the help of which they can synthesize protein.

Asked in: NEET 2016 (Phase 1)

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