The correct answer is A. maintaining homeostasis.
Homeostasis is a term referring to an organisms continuous process of maintaining and auto-regulating the conditions of its internal environment. Variables such as pH, temperature, and fluid balance need to be at optimal conditions in order for the organism to function properly.
In this example, the phosphate buffer system permits the organisms to maintain a constant pH in their intracellular fluid. This is one of the organism's homeostatic mechanisms.
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Explanation:
The tubular or sheet-like cristae membranes are the main site of oxidative phosphorylation, harboring the complexes of the respiratory chain and the F1Fo-ATP synthase [5], [6], [7], [8], [9]. Fig. 1. Mitochondrial contact site and cristae organizing system (MICOS) in yeast.
