Mitochondria
Q. What are the energy producing organelles?
Mitochondria are membrane-bound cell organelles (mitochondrion, singular) that generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell’s biochemical reactions. Chemical energy produced by the mitochondria is stored in a small molecule called adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
Q. How many types of energy producing organelles a plant cell has?
Both choloroplasts and mitochondria have double membranes and are semi-autonomous organelles. However, chloroplasts and mitochondria do have their differences. Chloroplasts only exist in plant cells because they perform photosynthesis to produce energy, but mitochondria are needed in all kinds of eukaryotic cells.
Q. Which two organelles are responsible for providing energy to cells?
Cells also contain mitochondria and peroxisomes, which are the organelles responsible for producing the cell’s energy supply and detoxifying certain chemicals, respectively. Biochemical reactions within mitochondria transform energy-carrying molecules into the usable form of cellular energy known as ATP.
Q. Which organelle is responsible for the production of ATP?
Most eukaryotic cells contain many mitochondria, which occupy up to 25 percent of the volume of the cytoplasm. These complex organelles, the main sites of ATP production during aerobic metabolism, are among the largest organelles, generally exceeded in size only by the nucleus, vacuoles, and chloroplasts.
Q. What is difference between plant cell and animal cell?
A plant cell contains a large, singular vacuole that is used for storage and maintaining the shape of the cell. In contrast, animal cells have many, smaller vacuoles. Plant cells have a cell wall, as well as a cell membrane. Animal cells simply have a cell membrane, but no cell wall.
Q. What is a nucleus animal cell?
The nucleus is a highly specialized organelle that serves as the information and administrative center of the cell. It stores the cell’s hereditary material, or DNA, and it coordinates the cell’s activities, which include intermediary metabolism, growth, protein synthesis, and reproduction (cell division).
