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Mitochondria Flashcards

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1
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Why do mitochondria have a large SA?

A

For attachment of proteins needed for the final stages of aerobic respiration

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What is the mitochondria the site of?

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Aerobic respiration in eukaryotic cells

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What does the inner membrane contain?

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Protein complexes vital for the later stages of aerobic respiration embedded in it

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What shape organelles are mitochondria?

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Rod-shaped organelles

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Are mitochondria large or small?

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Large (1-2 micrometers in length)

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What are mitochondria visible with?

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A microscope

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What type of membrane does mitochondria have?

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Double membrane

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What type of membranes are they?

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2 phospholipid membranes

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What is the inner membrane like?

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Folded, less permeable, the location of ATP synthase

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What is the outer membrane like

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Smooth, permeable to several smooth molecules

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What type of solution is the matrix?

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An aqueous solution

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Where is the matrix found?

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Within the inner membranes of the mitochondrial

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What is the matrix formed by?

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The cristae

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What does the matrix contain?

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Enzymes needed for aerobic respiration- producing ATP
Contains ribosomes and circular mitochondrial DNA

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What type of pH does the intermembrane space have and why?

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A low pH- high concentration of protons

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What is the concentration gradient across the inner membrane formed during?

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Oxidative phosphorylation

17
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What is the function of the mitochondria?

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To synthesise ATP- occurs during the last stage of respiration called oxidative phosphorylation

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What does the mitochondria rely on?

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Membrane proteins that make up the electron transport chain and the ATP synthase enzyme

19
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What can the membrane do?

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Hold many electron transport chain proteins and ATP synthase enzymes

20
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How does the membrane have a large SA?

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Due to the cristae

21
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What do more active cell types have more of?

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Have larger mitochondria with longer and more tightly packed cristae to enable the synthesis of more ATP due to the larger SA

22
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What does the number of mitochondria in each cell depend on?

A

The cell activity

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