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Mitochondria are organelles found in eukariota, i.e. compartments inside the cells, with a double lipid layer membrane and are some micrometers wide. Their number can vary a lot between species and/or tissues (from just one to several thousands). They mainly produce ATP, a molecule used in various way and especially to give energy to a lot of processes in the cells.

Ribosomes on the other hand are much smaller units, about 20-30 nm wide (that's a ~1000 times smaller), found in all living organisms so far (eukaryota, eubacteria and archea). They are complex macro-assemblies of proteins and ribosomal-RNA (rRNA) which perform the task of 'Traduction', which is to synthetise proteins from messenger-RNA (mRNA). There are thousands of them at any given time in each cell.

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No. Mitochondria are the cell's powerhouses. The cytoplasm is the part of the cell that is enclosed within the cell membrane. A cell's mitochondria are located within the cytoplasm along with the rest of the cell's components, for example the nucleus.

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They mean the same thing. Mitochondrion is the singular form of mitochondria.

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its made of phossophlipids. and a inner and outer membrane.

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The difference between Mitochondria and Mitochondrion, is that Mitochondria is plural, and Mitochondrion is singular. They are still the same exact organelle.

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Mitochondria is plural of mitochondrion. So they refers to same

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Mitochondria is the plural form of mitochondrion.

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Mitochondria and mitochondrian are the same thing. mitochondrian is singular, and mitocondria is plural. they are the cellular organelles that produce energy for the cell.

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All mitochondrias are not identical.Round elongate shape is common.But there are different shapes.

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