Structure
Science History
Functions
Disease
Fun Facts!
100

Like bacteria, mitochondria have this shape for their DNA?

What is Circular DNA?
100

What is the famous nickname for Mitochondria?

What is the powerhouse of the cell?

100

What part of our body has the cells with the most mitochondria, because it needs the most energy?

What are muscles?

100

Changes in this genetic material usually cause mitochondrial diseases. 

What is mitochondrial DNA?

100

Where do you inherit your mitochondrial DNA from?

What is your mom?
200

How many membranes does a mitochondria have?

What are 2 membranes?

200

Before this tool was invented, scientists could not see the tiny organelles in the cell. 

What is the Microscope?

200

What are the two ingredients that mitochondria use to make ATP

What are Glucose and Water?

200

People with mitochondrial diseases may feel tired because they cannot make enough of this?

What is ATP or Energy

200
Scientists study this tiny insect because many of their genes are similar to those in humans. 

What is the Fruit Fly? (Drosophila Melanogaster)

300

What are the folds in the mitochondria called?

What are cristae?

300

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?

300

What is the three-letter abbreviation for the main energy molecule made by the mitochondria?

What is ATP?

300
Which tissues are hit hardest by mitochondrial diseases? (MUST NAME 2 TISSUES)

What are the Brain, Heart, or Muscles

300

What secondary energy source do polar bears' mitochondria break down to survive long winters?

What is fat?

400

What is the space between the mitochondrial membrane called?

What is the intermembrane space? 

400

Approximately, how long ago did mitochondria become part of our cells?

When was 2 Billion years ago?

400

What is the name of the process that creates energy in the mitochondria?

What is Oxidative Phosphorylation?

400

What type of testing helps doctors diagnose mitochondrial diseases?

What is Genetic Testing?
400

What is the ONLY cell that doesn't have mitochondria in humans?

What are Red Blood Cells?

500

The folds of the membranes increase this property, allowing the mitochondria to produce more ATP.

What is Surface Area?

500

When were mitochondria first discovered?

When is 1857?

500

True or False? Can mitochondria reproduce all on their own?

What is True?
500

What are mitochondrial diseases often called?

What are orphan diseases?

500

What is the origin of mitochondria?

What is Bacteria?