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Mitochondria 2
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Mitochondria are tiny organelles found in nearly all eukaryotic cells. They are rather large organelles ranging from 0.5µm to 10µm in length and 1µm in diameter. The mitochondria are the energy factories of the cell and are located in the cytoplasm. They are the sites of cellular respiration. Th ....
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....cause the outer membrane is permeable to small solute molecules. it has its own small group of enzymes, because the o outer membrane is not permeable to macromolecules.
The mitochondrial matrix contains enzymes that catalyse many metabolic steps of cellular respiration. Some enzymes are actually embedded in the inner membrane.
The purpose of the mitochondria is to power the cell. These organelles take in glucose and oxygen and break them down to provide ATP (a substance that is an important.... |
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