Question

Jane is observing a cell under an electron microscope. She identifies an organelle having an outer and an inner membrane. She also notices that the outer membrane is smooth while the inner one is highly folded. Which organelle is Jane observing?

Select one of the options below as your answer:

A.Mitochondria

B.Golgi bodies

C.Nucleus

Answer 1

a She identifies an organelle having an outer and an inner membrane. She also notices that the outer membrane is smooth while the inner one is highly folded.

Answer 2

The answer to this is letter A) mitochondria. Mitochondria is an organelle that is bounded or wrapped in a double membrane. These membranes or phospholipid bilayer contains embedded proteins. The outer layer is characterized to be smooth while the inner layer has cristae. These cristaes are the folds.