MITOCHONDRIA 

• The site of cellular respiration, a metabolic process that uses oxygen to create ATP

CHLOROPLASTS

• Found in algae, is the site of photosynthesis

PEROXISOMES 

• Oxidative organelles 

SIMILARITIES OF MITOCHONDRIA AND CHLOROPLASTS

• Enveloped by a double membrane

• Contains free ribosomes  and circular DNA molecules 

• Grows and reproduces somewhat independently in the cell

MITOCHONDRIA STRUCTURE

• Nearly in all eukaryotic cells

• Smooth outer membrane, inner membrane is called Cristae

• Intermembrane contains 2 compartments: Intermembrane space, Mitochondrial Matrix

• Cristae present a large surface area for enzymes that synthesize ATP

CHLOROPLASTS STRUCTURE

• Contain green pigment called chlorophyll

• Found in leaves and other green organs of plants in algae

• Chloroplasts contain: Thylakoids, stacks are called Granum, and Stroma internal fluid

• Chromosomes are a group of organelles called plastid

PEROXISOMES STRUCTURE

• Specialized metabolic compartment bounded by a single membrane

Produce hydrogen peroxide and convert it to water