Mitochondria

Mitochondria Mastery Quiz

Test your knowledge of mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell! This quiz covers various aspects of mitochondrial structure, function, and genetics.

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10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by ExploringCell230

Mitochondria cannot be made de novo, so instead are created by

Fission

Mitosis

Fusion

Meiosis

Mitochondria have their own genome, which is entirely maternal, and it contains how many genes

To get proteins into the mitochondrial matrix, what is used

TOM&TIM

CPT1/CPT2

CoQ

Cytochrome C

Fatty aceyl CoAs have to go through a process involving ____ to enter the mitochondria matrix

Malate

Alpha-ketoglutarate

Succinate

Carnitine

What might (still an area of research) be a key mechanism for pyruvate transport into the matrix

CPT1/CPT2

CoQ

Mitochondrial pyruvate carriers

Dihydroxyacetone phosphate

Proteins require an additional _____ (which later goes through cleavage) to be transported into the matrix

Signal sequence

Base pair

TOM

Porin

The glycerate-3-phosphate shuttle is only required to transport the protons of NADH in the cytoplasm into the matrix in which tissues

Muscle

Skeletal

Chondrocytes

Brain

Cristae can be described as

Invaginations of the inner membrane

Temporary vesicles

Microvilli

Internal flagella