Explain the structure and function of mitochondria
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→ STRUCTURE OF MITOCHONDRIA
THE MITOCHONDRIA ARE TINY BODIES OF VARYING SHAPES, DISTRIBUTED IN CYTOPLASM.EACH MITOCHONDRION IS BOUNDED BY A DOUBLE MEMBRANE ENVELOPE.OUTER MEMBRANE IS POROUS.TTHE INNER MEMBRANE IS THROWN INTO FOLDS AND THEREFORE HAVE AN AREA SEVERAL TIMES THE SURFACE OF THE AREA OF THE OUTER MEMBRANE.THESE FOLDS ARE CALLED CRISTAE AND STUDDED WITH SMALL ROUNDED BODIES KNOWN AS F1 PARTICLESOR OXYSOMES.THE INTERIOR CAVITY OF THE MITOCHONDRIA IS FILLED WITH A PROTEINACEOUS (GEL-LIKE) MATRIX WHICH CONTAINS A FEW SMALL-SIZED RIBOSOMES,A CIRCULAR DNA MOLECULE AND PHOSPHATE GRANULES.MITOCHONDRIA ARE ABSENT IN BACTERIA AND THE RED BLOOD CELLS OF ANIMLAS.
→ FUNCTIONS OF MITOCHONDRIA
The main job of mitochondria is to perform cellular respiration. This means it takes in nutrients from the cell, breaks it down, and turns it into energy. This energy is then in turn used by the cell to carry out various functions.
Hii mate here is your answer:-
Mitochondria is of various shape especially sausage-like. Its outside is double membraned and inner membrane is thrown into folds. It is freely distributed in whole cytoplasm.
Their functions is to:-
1) synthesis respiratory enzymes
2) they release energy in the form of ATP.
3) it is also called the power house of cell as it circulates and release energy for whole cell.
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