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Mitochondria
Function
• The chemical energy stored in food are converted into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use in this organelle.
• All or nearly all of mitochondria found in humans come from the cytoplasm of the ovum, or egg cell.
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Structure
• The mitochondria is enclosed by two membranes.
-Outer membrane
-Inner membrane
• The inner membrane is folded up inside the organelle.