EVERYDAY SCIENCE

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RESPIRATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Both ____ and ____ cells contain mitochondria.
A
plant, animal
B
carbon, hydrogen
C
water, sugar
D
plant, sugar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Both animal and plant cells have mitochondria, but only plant cells have chloroplasts. Plants don’t get their sugar from eating food, so they need to make sugar from sunlight. This process (photosynthesis) takes place in the chloroplast.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is a. carry on respiration. Both plant and animal cells have mitochondria because they both carry on respiration.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mitochondria are found in all body cells, with the exception of a few. There are usually multiple mitochondria found in one cell, depending upon the function of that type of cell. Mitochondria are located in the cytoplasm of cells along with other organelles of the cell.

Detailed explanation-4: -Despite this, plant and animal cells have varying numbers of mitochondria. An animal cell has an average of 1000 to 2000 mitochondria, while a plant cell has an average of 300 to 450 mitochondria. The difference in the number of mitochondria is due to the different energy demands between plants and animals.

Detailed explanation-5: -A nucleus is an organelle that is present in both plant and animal cells. It controls all the activities of the cell.

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