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What are the functions of the mitochondria and chloroplasts What do these two organelles have in common with one another?
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The chloroplasts are found in oxygen-releasing organisms (mostly plants), and transform carbon dioxide, which animals exhale, and sunlight into their own sugars for food and oxygen as a byproduct. The mitochondion is an organelle that transforms oxygen into carbon dioxide. The two work hand-in-hand, for animals need the plants' oxygen and plants need the animals' carbon dioxide, a cycle.
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What are the similarities between mitochondria an chloroplast?
Both mitochondria and chloroplasts are organelles. Mitochondria are used in cellular respiration and chloroplasts are used in photosynthesis. Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are opposite processes. Both are believed to have evolved from a living single celled bacteria that was engulfed by an early form of a plant or animal cell. Therefore, both mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA. Furthermore, they both have free ribosomes. NOTE! they both DO NOT have 2 membranes. chloroplasts have 3 membranes
How are mitochondria and chloroplast linked?
Chloroplasts and mitochondria both create ATP. Chloroplasts use sunlight, glucose, and carbon dioxide to create ATP, and the process also creates oxygen. Mitochondria use oxygen and glucose to create ATP, and the process creates carbon dioxide. Plant cells contain both chloroplasts and mitochondria, but animal cells contain only mitochondria.
What is another cell organelle that is thought to have originated through endosymbiosis?
Take the mitochondria as example. This organelle contains it's own circular DNA that is representative of cyanobacterial DNA. This DNA codes for some proteins also. Some mitochondrial DNA has been taken into the nuclear DNA where it's presence is rather obvious. And the mitochondria fission in reproducing themselves.
What processes require the chloroplast and mitochondria to interact with one one ather?
Photosynthesis and respiration require the chloroplasts and mitochondria to interact with one another.
What does the mitochondria and the chloroplast both do for the cell?
Respiration is conducted by mitochondria.Photosynthesis is conducted by chloroplast.
Two principal organelles of eukaryotes that share features with one another and with bacteria from which they apparently were derived are the?
mitochondria and chloroplasts
Is a mitochondria a bacterial Cell?
Yes, according to the The endosymbiotic theory:The endosymbiotic theory concerns the mitochondria, plastids (e.g. chloroplasts), and possibly other organelles of eukaryotic Cells. According to this theory, certain organelles originated as free-living bacteria that were taken inside another Cell as endosymbionts. Mitochondria developed from proteobacteria (in particular, Rickettsiales or close relatives) and chloroplasts from cyanobacteria.
What are the similarities between mitochondria an chloroplast?
Both mitochondria and chloroplasts are organelles. Mitochondria are used in cellular respiration and chloroplasts are used in photosynthesis. Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are opposite processes. Both are believed to have evolved from a living single celled bacteria that was engulfed by an early form of a plant or animal cell. Therefore, both mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA. Furthermore, they both have free ribosomes. NOTE! they both DO NOT have 2 membranes. chloroplasts have 3 membranes
How are mitochondria and chloroplast linked?
Chloroplasts and mitochondria both create ATP. Chloroplasts use sunlight, glucose, and carbon dioxide to create ATP, and the process also creates oxygen. Mitochondria use oxygen and glucose to create ATP, and the process creates carbon dioxide. Plant cells contain both chloroplasts and mitochondria, but animal cells contain only mitochondria.
What is another cell organelle that is thought to have originated through endosymbiosis?
Take the mitochondria as example. This organelle contains it's own circular DNA that is representative of cyanobacterial DNA. This DNA codes for some proteins also. Some mitochondrial DNA has been taken into the nuclear DNA where it's presence is rather obvious. And the mitochondria fission in reproducing themselves.
Who are descendants of mitochondria and chloroplasts?
there are no descendants to them they are just formed from another cell.
Why do animal cells not have chloraplast?
Chloroplasts (as well as Mitochondria) are endosymbionts. This means that they are cells, living within another cell. Historically, eukaryotic cells had no mitochondria or chloroplasts (and mitochondria and chloroplasts existed by themselves outside of cells). The current hypothesis is that a cell tried to engulf a mitochondria (by phagocytosis) but failed in digesting it. Over time, some of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) became part of the host cell's genome. This cell is a common ancestor to both plants and animals, which is why both have mitochondria. A cell with mitochondria then did the same thing with chloroplasts, absorbing one, and taking some of its ctDNA etc. Because not all cells that had mitochondria absorbed chloroplasts there were cells with mitochondria only, and cells with mitochondria and chloroplasts. The ones with chloroplasts evolved to become plant cells, and those without evolved to become animal cells.
Does mitochondria have a tails?
No, mitochondria are organelles in a cell. Tails, or specifically flagella, are used for movement, and since mitochondria do not need to move from one place to another, they do not have tails.
What processes require the chloroplast and mitochondria to interact with one one ather?
Photosynthesis and respiration require the chloroplasts and mitochondria to interact with one another.
What two organelles is DNA found in?
DNA can be found in 2 organells in a cell: the Nucleus and the Mitochondria. Chromosomes are NOT an organelle
What does the mitochondria and the chloroplast both do for the cell?
Respiration is conducted by mitochondria.Photosynthesis is conducted by chloroplast.
Mitochondria are what organelles?
A mitochondrion is itself an organelle. However, it does contain its own ribosomes. Ribosomes are regarded as organelles when they occur either free in the cytoplasm or attached to the rough endoplasmic reticulum. The theory of the endosymbiotic origin of mitochondria (and chloroplasts) states that mitochondria are descendants of free-living prokaryotic cells (bacteria). Bacteria contain ribosomes, and so do mitochondria and chloroplasts.
