Given below are two statements : Statement I : Mitochondria and chloroplasts are both double membrane bound organelles. Statement II : Inner membrane of Mitochondria is relatively less permeable, as compared to chloroplast. In the light of the above statements. choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer: (B) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.. Answer: (B) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
- A.Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
- B.Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.✓
- C.Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
- D.Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
Correct Answer
(B) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Solution & Explanation
Answer: (B) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect. Solution: Statement I is correct: both mitochondria and chloroplasts are double membrane-bound organelles. Statement II is incorrect: NCERT states that of the two chloroplast membranes, the inner CHLOROPLAST membrane is relatively less permeable - the comparison of reduced permeability is made for the chloroplast's inner membrane, not the mitochondrion's, so the statement as framed is false. Hence Statement I correct, Statement II incorrect. NCERT Reference: Ch 8, p.98, lines 13-15: "the inner chloroplast membrane is relatively"