Starting with shredded spinach leaves, you follow a procedure that allows for separation of cellular organelles. You are specifically looking for the fraction that contains the mitochondria. To identify this fraction you should test for the
A)phospholipids unique to intracellular membranes.
B)presence of enzymes associated with cellular respiration.
C)phospholipids unique to the mitochondrial membrane.
D)general presence of enzymes that fix carbon.
E)polysaccharides that specifically surround the mitochondria.

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Mitochondria are involved in cellular respiration, so testing for enzymes associated with this process, such as those in the electron transport chain or the Krebs cycle, would help identify the mitochondrial fraction.

Starting with Shredded Spinach Leaves, You Follow a Procedure That