Before mitochondria are taken out of cells for microscopy, they are usually placed in a $0.25\ \text{mol dm}^{-3}$ sucrose solution. Why is the sucrose solution used?
- Ato act as a solvent
- Bto enable the rate of reaction of the mitochondria to be determined
- Cto prevent the mitochondria from changing in dimension
- Dto provide a source of energy