MITOCHONDRIA

By: Abby Kempf and Lexie

Hofmann
FOUND IN
Within the cell in the cytosol not in endomembrane system
STRUCTURE
Outer membrane- is smooth
Inner membrane space space between inner and outer membrane
Inner membrane- convoluted with inner foldings called cristae
The inner membrane divides the mitochondria into two compartments
1. Intermembrane Space
2. Mitochondrial matrix: consists of different enzymes, mitochondrial DNA and ribosomes
FUNCTION
Site of cellular respiration and metabolic processes that generates ATP by
extracting energy from sugars, fats and other fuels
Mitochondria is the only place in the cell where oxygen is reduced and
eventually broken down into water
STRUCTURE- FUNCTION
Cristae gives inner mitochondrial membrane a large surface for proteins,
increasing productivity of cellular respiration
Enzymes in inner membrane aid in cellular respiration
Working mitochondria keep cell full of energy
Ribosomes and DNA code for the proteins of enzymes that catalase ATP
RELATED TERMS
Cristae: inner foldings of inner membrane
Matrix: contains enzymes, mitochondrial DNA and ribosomes
Ribosomes: organelles that carry out protein synthesis