Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
mitochondrion
Table of Contents
References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images & Videos
mitochondria
The video thumbnail image shows an illustration of an animal cell next to a photo of a whale swimming in the oean.
How are plant cells different from animal cells?
basic overview of processes of ATP production mitochondria; striated muscle electron-transport chain eukaryotic cell Mitochondrion cut longitudinally. Bacterial, animal, and plant cells compared organelles of eukaryotic cells
For Students
mitochondrion summary
Quizzes
Mechanism of cellular autophagy, illustration for Nobel Prize Award in Medicine 2016. 3D illustration showing fusion of lysosome with autophagosome containing microbes and molecules.
Parts of a Cell Quiz
Related Questions
Read Next
Endoplasmic reticulum. cell biology
6 Cell Organelles
Cell transport - illustration of a diffusion of liquid molecules through cell membrane. Phospholibid bilayer
Fast Facts about the Cell Membrane
H1N1 influenza virus particles. Colorized transmission electron micrograph. Surface proteins on surface of the virus particles shown in black. Influenza flu
10 Ways of Looking at Cells
Discover
Four year old boy with grandfather and father lighting Hanukkah menorah. Photo taken on: December 21st, 2009
Which Is Correct: Hanukkah or Chanukah?
Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England
7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals
Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and autodidact.
6 Interesting Facts about Srinivasa Ramanujan
World Data Locator Map: Australia
Is Australia an Island?
Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)
6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders
Panama Canal infographic
Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal
The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.
What If the President Is Impeached?

mitochondrion: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://mainten.top/facts/mitochondrion
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As mitochondria • chondriosome

Photos and Videos

mitochondria
basic overview of processes of ATP production
mitochondria; striated muscle
electron-transport chain
eukaryotic cell
Mitochondrion cut longitudinally.
Bacterial, animal, and plant cells compared
organelles of eukaryotic cells
The video thumbnail image shows an illustration of an animal cell next to a photo of a whale swimming in the oean.
How are plant cells different from animal cells?
How different parts of a cell interact
See All Videos and Images →

Related Topics and References

Topics
Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic

Key People

Bruce Ames
American biochemist and geneticist
Albert Claude
Belgian cytologist

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
Mechanism of cellular autophagy, illustration for Nobel Prize Award in Medicine 2016. 3D illustration showing fusion of lysosome with autophagosome containing microbes and molecules.
Parts of a Cell Quiz
List
Endoplasmic reticulum. cell biology
6 Cell Organelles