Essential Cell Biology, 4th Edition

Published by Garland Science
ISBN 10: 0815344546
ISBN 13: 978-0-81534-454-4

Chapter 4 - Protein Structure and Function - Questions - Page 169: Question 4-10 I

Answer

False: upon centrifugation of a cell homogenate, smaller organelles experience less friction and thereby sediment faster than larger ones.

Work Step by Step

This statement is false. Larger organelles experience more centrifugal force and thus, they sediment faster even though there is an increased frictional resistance from the fluid through which they move.
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