Mitochondria 1 Flashcards

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1
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What is the most noticeable feature of the mitochondria ?

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It features a double membrane system.

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2
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What two membranes do we have ?

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An inner and outer membrane

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3
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What type of surface does the inner membrane have ?

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A wrinkly surface

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4
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What type of surface does the outer membrane have ?

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A smooth surface

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5
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What are folds in the mitochondria referred as ?

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Cristae

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6
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What is the Matrix ?

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The inside and space between the membranes

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7
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What does the Matrixx contain the most

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Most recognizable things for the mitochondria

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8
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Is the inner membrane very or not very permeable?

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Noth very permeable

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9
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Is the outer membrane very or not very permeable?

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Very Permeable

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10
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what are molecules known as in the mitochondria ?

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Metabolites

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11
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What does the outer membrane have that lets molecules go in and out ?

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Has bunch of holes that allow for passage

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12
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Are metabolites ATP or no ?

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ATP

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13
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What type of molecule can be made freely and what is it made of ?

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Metabolites can move freely and is made out of porins

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14
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What is essential to be found in the membrane ?

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Proteins

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15
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How do we increase the amount of proteins that we have in a membrane ?

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Increase the size of the membrane.

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16
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Define symbiosis

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Mutually beneficial relationship

17
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What were mitochondria most likely at a certain point of time due to the characteristic it shares ?

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A prokaryote

18
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how does endosymbiosis reproduce ?

A

Through a fission like division

19
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how does endosymbiosis reproduce ?

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Through a fission-like division

20
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How many average mitochondria’s do humans have per cell

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100

21
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How many genes do mitochondria require in order to be functional ?

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13

22
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how many known proteins are in the mitochondria and where do they start at to be translated ?

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1500 and start in the cytoplasm

23
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What is a presence ?

A

sequence of amino acids needed to get a protein tin the mitochondria