Mitochondria
What Mitochondria means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
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Contain respiratory enzymes folded along inner cristae, functioning as the sites of aerobic respiration to generate ATP.
Site of aerobic respiration, releasing energy for the cell; present in animal and plant cells.
The site of aerobic respiration, releasing energy for the cell.
Site of aerobic respiration, releasing energy.
The organelles in cells where aerobic respiration takes place, often called the 'powerhouses' of the cell.
Topics that use Mitochondria
- Animal and plant cells (AQA GCSE)
- Cell structures (OCR GCSE)
- Respiration (OCR GCSE)
- Topic 1 – Key concepts in biology (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- chloroplasts
- estimation
- Nucleus
- ribosomes
- Aerobic respiration
- Anaerobic respiration
- approximation
- cell dimensions
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