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Exercise · Q18

Q.Label A, B, C and D in the diagram above and write the functions of organelles A and B.

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Concept understanding — Mitochondria

First seen by A. Kolliker in 1880 and finally named by Benda in 1897-98, mitochondria are ovoid-to-rod-shaped, pleomorphic, double-membrane organelles. A smooth, porin-studded, highly permeable outer membrane and a folded (cristae-bearing), highly impermeable inner membrane together divide the organelle into a narrow outer chamber and a matrix-filled inner chamber. Small stalked elementary particles (F1 particles/oxysomes) studding the cristae carry ATP synthase, which drives oxidative phosphorylation using the proton gradient the inner membrane maintains; the matrix holds nearly all the Krebs-cycle enzymes (except succinate dehydrogenase), plus the mitochondrion's own circular DNA and 70S ribosomes, which is exactly why mitochondria are called s …

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