Question

What are mitochondria? What is the basic morphology of these organelles and in which cells can they be found?

Answer 1

Mitochondria:

Mitochondria are the organelles in which the most important part of cellular respiration occurs: ATP production.Mitochondria are organelles enclosed by two lipid membranes.

• The inner membrane invaginates to the interior of the organelle, forming the cristae that enclose the internal space known as the mitochondrial matrix, in which mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), mitochondrial RNA (mt RNA), mitochondrial ribosomes and respiratory enzymes can be found.
• Mitochondria are numerous in eukaryotic cells and they are even more abundant in cells that use more energy, such as muscle cells.Because they have their own DNA, RNA and ribosomes, mitochondria can self-replicate.