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)general presence of enzymes that fix carbon.
C)phospholipids unique to the mitochondrial membrane.
D)polysaccharides that specifically surround the mitochondria.
E)presence of enzymes associated with cellular respiration.

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

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