Which organelle is membranous?

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Which organelle is membranous?

Explanation:
The concept being tested is whether an organelle is enclosed by a membrane. A membranous organelle is surrounded by a phospholipid bilayer. The mitochondrion is membranous, having a double membrane (outer and inner) that creates distinct compartments and houses the machinery for oxidative phosphorylation. In contrast, ribosomes lack a surrounding membrane, centrioles are protein structures inside the cytoplasm, and the cytoskeleton is a network of filaments with no membrane. So the membranous organelle here is the mitochondrion.

The concept being tested is whether an organelle is enclosed by a membrane. A membranous organelle is surrounded by a phospholipid bilayer. The mitochondrion is membranous, having a double membrane (outer and inner) that creates distinct compartments and houses the machinery for oxidative phosphorylation. In contrast, ribosomes lack a surrounding membrane, centrioles are protein structures inside the cytoplasm, and the cytoskeleton is a network of filaments with no membrane. So the membranous organelle here is the mitochondrion.

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