KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -Mitochondria have long been recognized as the main source of energy production for the eukaryotic cell.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mitochondria interact with the endoplasmic reticulum, lysosomes, cytoskeleton, peroxisomes, and nucleus in several ways, ranging from signal transduction, vesicle transport, and membrane contact sites, to regulate energy metabolism, biosynthetic processes, apoptosis, and cell turnover.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some different cells have different amounts of mitochondria because they need more energy. So for example, the muscle has a lot of mitochondria, the liver does too, the kidney as well, and to a certain extent, the brain, which lives off of the energy those mitochondria produce.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mitochondria are found in the cells of nearly every eukaryotic organism, including plants and animals. Cells that require a lot of energy, such as muscle cells, can contain hundreds or thousands of mitochondria. A few types of cells, such as red blood cells, lack mitochondria entirely.

Detailed explanation-5: -The functions of mitochondria obviously include oxidative phosphorylation to produce cellular ATP, but they also have important roles in ion homeostasis, in several metabolic pathways, in apoptosis and programmed cell death, and in ROS production and consumption.