Cyanide binds and impairs one of the molecules involved in the oxidative phosphorylation of ATP.The target organelle for cyanide must be
A)peroxisomes.
B)lysosomes.
C)ribosomes.
D)the endoplasmic reticulum.
E)mitochondria.

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Cyanide impairs the oxidative phosphorylation of ATP, which takes place in mitochondria. Therefore, the target organelle for cyanide is E)mitochondria.

Cyanide Binds and Impairs One of the Molecules Involved in the Oxidative