- The organelles of the endomembrane system are the nuclear envelope, rough ER, smooth ER, the Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, and vacuoles. The endomembrane system synthesizes, packages, and ships important cell molecules, like protein, that have varied uses in the cell.

chloroplasts and the mitochondria

- two membranous organelles that are not part of the endomembrane system. A large body of structural and genetic evidence suggests that both organelles originated as independent prokaryotes and were taken up by eukaryotic organisms as endosymbionts.

- proposed the theory of endosymbiosis to explain the process by which one organism comes to live inside another. Some examples of endosymbiosis include: • The process by which small prokaryotes, like the ancestral chloroplast and mitochondria, came to live inside eukaryotes • Termites that have endosymbiotic protozoans that house bacterial symbionts. The bacteria can digest cellulose, a staple of the termite diet.

- folds that increase the surface area for important reactions to take place, earning the mitochondrion’s nickname as “the powerhouse of the cell”.

The function of the mitochondria is

- to convert energy into forms that are usable by the cell

Which of the following statements about mitochondrial structure is incorrect?

- The outer membrane is arranged into many folds in order to increase its surface area.

Which of the following statements regarding mitochondria is true?

- Mitochondria are found only in eukaryotic cells

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