Paper 2 · June 2023 · Cells and Tissues
Fig. 1.1 shows a palisade cell. Name the organelle, drawn as a small body with a folded line inside it, in which aerobic respiration takes place.
Model answer
mitochondrion
Also accepted: mitochondria, mitochondrium
Explanation
The small bodies with a folded inner line are mitochondria. The folds are cristae, and they carry the enzymes of aerobic respiration, so glucose is oxidised there and the energy released is used to make ATP for the cell.
Derived from ZIMSEC Biology 4025/2, June 2023, Q1(a)(i)