FUN FACTS
- Organelles are structures inside eukaryotic cells that carry out functions.
- The main organelles are nucleus, cell membrane, chloroplast, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, cell wall and Golgi apparatus
- A particular cell will have more of some organelles because they enable it to carry its function.
- Prokaryotic cells do not have membrane bound organelles.
- Some organelles are visible with a light microscope because they are big enough to be resolved.
- Mitochondrial disease is when the mitochondria fails to make energy needed which can result to cells dying and the process may spread throughout the body.
- Diseases of the mitochondria cause the most damage to cells of the brain, heart, liver, skeletal muscles, kidney and the endocrine and respiratory systems.
- Parkinson’s Disease Is associated with damage to Cytoplasmic DNA and RNA.