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In bacteria, mesosomes take over the role of which cell structure?

Correct answer C. Mitochondria

Explanation

Bacteria lack mitochondria, and mesosomes, infoldings of the cell membrane, were thought to carry the respiratory enzymes that mitochondria hold in eukaryotic cells.

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