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Mitochondria.txt

  1. mitochondria
    it is an organelle that harvests energy from organic compounds to make ATP. It is nearly all eukayotic cells
  2. ATP
    the main energy currency of cells and most of the cells ATP is made in the mitochondria
  3. give an example of a cell that has high energy requirements which means it needs to contain lots of mitochondria
    Muscle cells
  4. How many membranes does a mitochondria have?
    two---inner membrane is folded and outer membrane smooth. it is inside these membranes chemical reactions take place to produce ATP
  5. Mitochondria contains something similiar to nucleus...what?
    has DNA and ribosomes and they can make some of their own proteins.
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ashleybarnes
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Mitochondria.txt
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Mitochondria
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