Structure
Like bacteria, mitochondria have this shape for their DNA?
What is the famous nickname for Mitochondria?
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
What part of our body has the cells with the most mitochondria, because it needs the most energy?
What are muscles?
Changes in this genetic material usually cause mitochondrial diseases.
What is mitochondrial DNA?
Where do you inherit your mitochondrial DNA from?
How many membranes does a mitochondria have?
What are 2 membranes?
Before this tool was invented, scientists could not see the tiny organelles in the cell.
What is the Microscope?
What are the two ingredients that mitochondria use to make ATP
What are Glucose and Water?
People with mitochondrial diseases may feel tired because they cannot make enough of this?
What is ATP or Energy
What is the Fruit Fly? (Drosophila Melanogaster)
What are the folds in the mitochondria called?
What are cristae?
What secret thing do mitochondria still have inside them that proves they used to be their own independent living things?
What is having their own unique DNA?
What is the three-letter abbreviation for the main energy molecule made by the mitochondria?
What is ATP?
What are the Brain, Heart, or Muscles
What secondary energy source do polar bears' mitochondria break down to survive long winters?
What is fat?
What is the space between the mitochondrial membrane called?
What is the intermembrane space?
Approximately, how long ago did mitochondria become part of our cells?
When was 2 Billion years ago?
What is the name of the process that creates energy in the mitochondria?
What is Oxidative Phosphorylation?
What type of testing helps doctors diagnose mitochondrial diseases?
What is the ONLY cell that doesn't have mitochondria in humans?
What are Red Blood Cells?
The folds of the membranes increase this property, allowing the mitochondria to produce more ATP.
What is Surface Area?
When were mitochondria first discovered?
When is 1857?
True or False? Can mitochondria reproduce all on their own?
What are mitochondrial diseases often called?
What are orphan diseases?
What is the origin of mitochondria?
What is Bacteria?