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What is the function of microchondria?
Mitochondria=Mitochondria are rod-shaped organelles that can be considered the power generators of the cell, converting oxygen and nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP is the chemical energy "currency" of the cell that powers the cell's metabolic activities. This process is called aerobic respiration and is the reason animals breathe oxygen. Without mitochondria (singular, mitochondrion), higher animals would likely not exist because their cells would only be able to obtain energy from anaerobic respiration (in the absence of oxygen), a process much less efficient than aerobic respiration. In fact, mitochondria enable cells to produce 15 times more ATP than they could otherwise, and complex animals, like humans, need large amounts of energy in order to survive.=
What is the history of mashed potatoes?
The nucleus of the eukaryotic cells contains the DNA of the cell and the associated proteins that form the chromosomes, and is separated from the cytoplasm by a double porous membrane. The outer nuclear membrane has a complex internal structure, part of which is covered with ribosomes, i.e., protein and RNA containing bodies which are the sites of protein synthesis. In aerobic eukaryotes, chemical energy is trapped in the microchondria, organelles bounded by a double membrane and containing an internal membrane structure in which are found both the electron transport system and the enzymes associated with respiratory metabolism. Mitochondria are absent in anaerobic eukaryotes. In photosynthetic eukaryotes, i.e., green algae, an organelle similar to the mitochondrion, the chloroplast, is found. Both mitochondria and chloroplasts contain small circular DNA molecules similar to those found in prokaryotes, ribosomes and other components of protein synthesis. The nucleus of the eukaryotic cells contains the DNA of the cell and the associated proteins that form the chromosomes, and is separated from the cytoplasm by a double porous membrane. The outer nuclear membrane has a complex internal structure, part of which is covered with ribosomes, i.e., protein and RNA containing bodies which are the sites of protein synthesis. In aerobic eukaryotes, chemical energy is trapped in the microchondria, organelles bounded by a double membrane and containing an internal membrane structure in which are found both the electron transport system and the enzymes associated with respiratory metabolism. Mitochondria are absent in anaerobic eukaryotes. In photosynthetic eukaryotes, i.e., green algae, an organelle similar to the mitochondrion, the chloroplast, is found. Both mitochondria and chloroplasts contain small circular DNA molecules similar to those found in prokaryotes, ribosomes and other components of protein synthesis.
